Daily Almanac: Jan. 26, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:57 a.m.
SET: 5:55 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 32 °F
LOW: 27 °F

Today is…:

• Clashing Clothes Day
• Lotus 1-2-3 Day
• Spouse’s Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1837 Michigan is admitted as the 26th state
• 1905 The world’s largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, weighing 3,106.75 carats, is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria, South Africa
• 1950 The Constitution of India comes into force; Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India

Births On This Day:

• 1925 Paul Newman
American actor, director, race car driver, businessman and co-founder of Newman’s Own
• 1961 Wayne Gretzky
Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Deaths On This Day:

• 1962 Lucky Luciano
Italian/American mobster
• 1979 Nelson Rockefeller
American politician and 41st Vice President