Daily Almanac: May 12, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 6:29 a.m.
SET: 8:50 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 77 °F
LOW: 64 °F

Today is…

• International Nurses Day
• Limerick Day
• Shades Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 2008 A massive earthquake rocks China. The magnitude 7.9 quake left some 69,000 people dead, 18,000 missing, and 4.8 million homeless. It was the deadliest earthquake in China since 1976 when the Tangshan earthquake killed over 240,000 people.
• 1998 Violent clashes follow the killing of four protesters in Jakarta, Indonesia. The riots eventually led to the resignation of President Suharto.
• 1982 A Spanish priest attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II. Juan María Fernández y Krohn opposed the reforms initiated by the Second Vatican Council and believed that the Pope was a Communist agent. John Paul II escaped with minor injuries.

Births On This Day:

• 1907 Katharine Hepburn
American actress, singer
• 1820 Florence Nightingale

Italian/English nurse

Deaths On This Day:

• 2001 Perry Como
American singer, actor
• 1860 Charles Barry
English architect