Daily Almanac: March 04, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:11 a.m.
SET: 6:40 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 51 °F
LOW: 33 °F

Today is…

• International GM’s Day
• March Forth
• Benjamin Harris Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1789 The U.S. Constitution is put into effect. The law is one of the world’s oldest constitutions still in use. The oldest is the Constitution of San Marino, which was issued in 1600.
• 1918 The first documented cases of the Spanish flu herald a deadly worldwide pandemic. The disease quickly spread around the world, causing over 25 million deaths.
• 2007 The world’s first national internet election is held. Estonia was the first country to allow its citizens to vote in a parliamentary election through the World Wide Web.

Births On This Day

• 1951 Chris Rea
English singer-songwriter, guitarist
• 1968 Graham Westley
English footballer, manager

Deaths On This Day

• 1852 Nikolai Gogol
Ukrainian/Russian author, playwright
• 2008 Gary Gygax
American game designer, writer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons