Daily Almanac: October 16, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:57 a.m.
SET: 7:08 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 56 °F
LOW: 46 °F

Today is…:
• Global Cat Dat
• National Liqueur Day
• World Food Day

What Happened On This Day:
• 1978 First Non-Italian to Win the Papacy since 1523. Karol Józef Wojtyła, the Archbishop of Kraków, won the papal elections that were held after his predecessor Pope John Paul I died after only 33 days in office. As Pope, Wojtyła took on the name of John Paul II. He was the second-longest serving pope in modern history, after Pope Pius IX, who was in office for over 31 years.

• 1964 First Chinese Nuclear Test. Codenamed Chic-1 or 596, the 22 kiloton uranium fission device was dropped at Lop Nur. With this test, China became the fifth nuclear power state in the World. The other four are the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France. Israel is thought to have nuclear weapons, however, they do not publicly admit the fact.

• 1923 The Walt Disney Company is Founded. A leader in the international entertainment industry, the company was created by brothers Walt and Roy as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. Today, the company is synonymous with cartoon and animated movies and characters.

Births On This Day:

• 1925 Angela Lansbury

English/American actress, singer

• 1888 Eugene O’Neill

American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths On This Day:

• 1793 Marie Antoinette

Austrian wife of Louis XVI of France
• 1791 Grigory Potemkin

Russian military leader, politician