Today is Wednesday, the 6th of July of 2022,
July 6 is the 187th day of the year
178 days remain until the end of the year.
78 days until autumn begins
the sun rose this morning in San Francisco at 5:54:20 am
and sunset will be at 8:34:49 pm.
We will have 14 hours and 40 minutes of daylight today
Solar noon will be at 1:14:34 pm.
The first high tide will be at 3:52 am at 4.27 feet
The first low tide will be at 10:21 am at 0.87 feet
The next high tide at 5:24 pm at 5.47 feet
and the final low tide at Ocean Beach tonight will be 11:54 pm at 1.93 feet
The Moon is currently 44.2% visible
It will be the First Quarter Moon tonight at 7:14 pm
Today is…
National Air Traffic Control Day
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day
Today is also…
Constitution Day on the Cayman Islands
The first day of the Festival of San Fermín, which lasts until July 14 in Pamplona, Spain
Day of the Capital in Kazakhstan
Independence Day in the Comoros, celebrating the independence of the Comoros from France in 1975.
Independence Day in Malawi, celebrating the independence of Malawi from United Kingdom in 1964.
Jan Hus Day in the Czech Republic
Kupala Night in Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
On this day in history…
1854 – In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held.
1885 – Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
1942 – Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
1944 – Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.
1944 – The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.
1947 – The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
1957 – Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
1957 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
1990 – The Electronic Frontier Foundation is founded.
…and if today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this special day with…
1747 – John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (d. 1792)
1887 – Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter and poet (d. 1985)
1907 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (d. 1954)
1916 – Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (d. 2006)
1918 – Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (d. 1977)
1921 – Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (d. 2016)
1923 – Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (d. 2014)
1925 – Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (d. 2007)
1925 – Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)
1927 – Janet Leigh, American actress and author (d. 2004)
1931 – Della Reese, American actress and singer (d. 2017)
1935 – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
1937 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor
1937 – Ned Beatty, American actor (d. 2021)
1937 – Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter and producer
1940 – Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan
1946 – George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1949 – Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1995)
1953 – Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
1975 – 50 Cent, American rapper, producer, and actor
1979 – Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter