Daily Almanac:  April 2, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 7:30 a.m.     

SET: 8:13 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures

High: 52 °F

Low: 31 °F

Wacky Holiday Today

• International Pillow Fight Day

• National DIY Day

• National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

What Happened On This Day

• 1792 The U.S. dollar is introduced

• 1800 Ludwig van Beethoven’s First Symphony is premiered

• 1982 Argentina occupies the Falkland Islands

Births On This Day

• 1939 Marvin Gaye

American singer-songwriter

• 1840 Émile Zola

French author, critic

Deaths On This Day

• 2005 Pope John Paul II

• 1933 Ranjitsinhji

Indian cricketer