Daily Almanac: July 27, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:39 a.m.
SET: 9:08 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 95 °F
LOW: 75 °F

Today is…:

• Gary Gygax Day
• National Chili Dog Day
• National Scotch Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1985 Coup in Uganda. Tito Lutwa Okello, an Ugandan military officer successfully staged a coup against president Milton Obote. He was ousted by current president Yoweri Museveni 6 months later.
• 1955 Austrian State Treaty came to force. The treaty re-established Austria as a democratic and sovereign country after World War II. It also ended the allied occupation of the country.
• 1940 Bugs Bunny’s official debut. Bugs Bunny made his official debut in A Wild Hare.

Births On This Day:

• 1975 Alex Rodriguez

American baseball player
• 1824 Alexandre Dumas, fils

French author

Deaths On This Day:

• 2003 Bob Hope

English/American actor, singer, producer
• 1948 Joe Tinker

American baseball player