Daily Almanac: July 06, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:23 a.m.
SET: 9:21 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 84 °F
LOW: 70 °F

Today is…:

• International Kissing Day
• National Fried Chicken Day
• Umbrella Cover Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 2013 Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash lands in San Francisco International Airport. The plane was en route to San Francisco from Incheon International Airport, South Korea. The crash, which killed 3 people and injured at least 190 others, was the first fatal incident involving a Boeing 777 since it came on the market in 1995.

• 1964 Malawi gains its independence from Britain. Between 1953 and 1963, the Southeast African country was part of a British controlled federation called Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. After dissolution of the federation and independence, Nyasaland changed its name to Malawi.
• 1912 King Gustaf V officially opens the fifth Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The international multi-event sports meet was the first such event in history to introduce the photo finish and automatic timing devices for track competitions. 28 countries, including Japan, participated in the games, making it the first time representatives from all 6 continents were present at an Olympics.

Births On This Day:

• 1946 George W. Bush

American politician, 43rd President of the United States

• 1921 Nancy Reagan

American actress, 40th First Lady of the United States

Deaths On This Day:

• 1962 William Faulkner

American author, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1553 Edward VI of England