Daily Almanac: April 10, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:15 a.m.
SET: 8:22 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 68 °F
LOW: 39 °F

Today is…:

• Golfer’s Day
• Sibling’s Day
• Safety Pin Day

What Happened On This Day:
• 2001 Mercy killings become legal in the Netherlands. In a controversial decision the Dutch senate approved a bill legalizing euthanasia for patients with unbearable, terminal illness.
• 1998 Negotiators in Northern Ireland reach an historic peace deal. The Good Friday Agreement ended 30 years of violent conflict about Northern Ireland’s constitutional status (“The Troubles”).
• 1815 Mount Tambora explodes in one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. At least 71,000 people were killed by the eruption. The explosion was heard up to 2000 km (1200 mi) away.

Births On This Day:

• 1847 Joseph Pulitzer
Hungarian/American politician, journalist, publisher, founded Pulitzer, Inc.
• 1951 David Helvarg
American journalist, activist

Deaths On This Day:

• 1965 Linda Darnell
American actress
• 1966 Evelyn Waugh
English author, journalist