Daily Almanac: Dec. 29, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 8:05 a.m.
SET: 5:26 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 52 °F
LOW: 40 °F

Today is…:

• International Jewish Book Day
• National Pepper Pot Day
• Tick Tock Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1937 The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state, Ireland, with the adoption of a new constitution
• 2006 The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt
• 1913 Cecil B. DeMille starts filming Hollywood’s first feature film, The Squaw Man

Births On This Day:

• 1809 William Gladstone
English politician and Prime Minister of the UK
• 1972 Jude Law
English actor, director and producer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1929 Wilhelm Maybach
German businessman and founder of Maybach
• 1986 Harold Macmillan
English politician and Prime Minister of the UK