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Almanac - Tuesday November 19, 2024

Cafe macchiato in Vigevano, Italy
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Cafe macchiato in Vigevano, Italy

Today is Tuesday, the 19th of November of 2024,

November 19 is the 324th day of the year

42 days remain until the end of the year.

32 days until winter begins

sunrise at 6:55:13 am

and sunset will be at 4:55:04 pm.

We will have 9 hours and 59 minutes of daylight

The solar transit will be at 11:55:08 am.

Water temperature in Aquatic Park today is 55.9°F.

the first high tide was at 2:04 am at 5.02 feet

The first low tide will be at 6:34 am at 3.41 feet

The next high tide at 12:11 pm at 6.27 feet

and the next low tide at 7:53 pm at -0.82 feet

The Moon is currently 83.1% visible

It’s a Waning Gibbous moon

Last Quarter Moon in 3 days on Friday the 22nd of November of 2024 at 5:28 pm

Today is….

"Have a Bad Day" Day

Equal Opportunity Day

International Men's Day

National Blow Bagpipes Day

National Camp Day

National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day

National Entrepreneurs' Day

National Macchiato Day

Play Monopoly Day

Women's Entrepreneurship Day

World Toilet Day

Today is also….

Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russia, Belarus)

Flag Day (Brazil)

Garifuna Settlement Day (Belize)

International Men's Day

Liberation Day (Mali)

Martyrs' Day (Uttar Pradesh, India)

The Sovereign Prince's Day (Monaco)

Women's Entrepreneurship Day

If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share your special day with….

1831James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (d. 1881)

1905 – Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, composer and bandleader (d. 1956)

1909Peter Drucker, Austrian-American theorist, educator, and author (d. 2005).

1917Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (d. 1984) 1919 – Alan Young, English-Canadian actor, singer, and director (d. 2016)

1920Gene Tierney, American actress and singer (d. 1991)

1921Roy Campanella, American baseball player and coach (d. 1993)

1926Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2006)

1933Larry King, American journalist and talk show host (d. 2021)

1936Dick Cavett, American actor and talk show host

1938 – Ted Turner, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Turner Broadcasting System

1939 – Tom Harkin, American lawyer and politician

1941 – Tommy Thompson, American captain and politician, 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

1942 – Calvin Klein, American fashion designer, founded Calvin Klein Inc.

1957Ofra Haza, Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2000)

1961 – Meg Ryan, American actress and producer

1962Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer

1976Jack Dorsey, American businessman, co-founded Twitter

….and on this day in history…..

1802 – The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (present-day Belize).

1916Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.

1985Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time.

1998Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton.

Kevin Vance created a program of folk music for KALW, A Patchwork Quilt, in October 1991. He grew up in Berkeley during the 1960s and '70s and spent his years learning in public schools, community colleges, bookstores, libraries, and non-commercial radio stations, as well as from the people around him. When he's not on the radio, then he's selling books, taking care of his family, listening to music, entering stuff into a computer, or taking a class.