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Daily Almanac: April 26, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:53 a.m.

SET: 8:37 p.m.­­

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 55 °F

Low: 38 °F

Wacky Holiday Today:

• Alien Day

• Audubon Day

• National Pretzel Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurs

• 1989 Deadliest tornado in history kills 1300

• 1994 Germany Outlaws Holocaust denial

Births On This Day:

• 121 Marcus Aurelius

Roman Emperor

• 1822 Frederick Law Olmsted

American journalist, co-designed Central Park

Deaths On This Day:

• 1920 Srinivasa Ramanujan

Indian mathematician

• 1989 Lucille Ball

American actress