Today Friday, 1^st of July of 2016 is the 183rd day of the year. There are 183 days remaining until the end of 2016. The end of this day marks the halfway point of a leap year.

It also falls on the same day of the week as New Year's Day in a leap year.

the sun will rise in San Francisco at 5:52 am 

and sunset will be at 8:36 pm.

Today we will have 14 hours and 44 minutes of sun.

The solar transit will be at 1:14 pm.

The first low tide was at 3:44 am 

and the next low tide will be at 3:15 pm.

The first high tide will be at 10:39 am

and the next high tide at 9:44 pm.

Moon is 11.8% illuminated, a Waning Crescent moon.

Third Quarter:Jun 27, 2016 at 11:18 AM (Previous Phase)

New Moon:Jul 4, 2016 at 4:00 AM (Next Phase)

NATIONAL CREATIVE ICE CREAM FLAVORS DAY

NATIONAL GINGERSNAP DAY

NATIONAL POSTAL WORKER DAY

NATIONAL U.S. POSTAGE STAMP DAY

·         Armed Forces Day (Singapore)

·         Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day (Canada)

·         Children's Day (Pakistan)

·         Communist Party of China Founding Day (China)

·         Day of Officials and Civil Servants (Hungary)

·         Doctors' Day (India)

·         Emancipation Day (Netherlands Antilles)

·         Engineer's Day (Bahrain, Mexico)

·         Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Hong Kong)

·         Independence Day (Burundi), celebrates the independence of Burundi from Belgium in 1962.

·         Independence Day (Rwanda)

·         Independence Day (Somalia)

·         International Tartan Day

·         July Morning tradition (Bulgaria)

·         Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) (Suriname)

·         Madeira Day (Madeira)

·         Moving Day (Quebec)

·         Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day

·         Republic Day (Ghana)

·         Sir Seretse Khama Day (Botswana)

·         Territory Day (British Virgin Islands)

·         The first day of Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7. (India)

On this day in history…

1837 – A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales.

·         1858 – Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society of London.

·         1863 – Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands.

·         1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.

·        ·         1867 – The British North America Act of 1867 takes effect as the Constitution of Canada, creating the Canadian Confederation and the federal dominion of Canada; Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada Day, a national holiday.

·         1870 – The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.

·         1881 – The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.^[1]

·         1898 – Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba.

·         1903 – Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.

·         1908 – SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.

·         1916 – World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.

·         1931 – United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).

·         1932 – Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.

·         1933 – Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world traveling 15,596 miles (25,099 km) in seven days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.

·         1958 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave..

·         1960 – Independence of Somalia.

·         1960 – Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.

·         1962 – Independence of Rwanda and Burundi.

·         1963 – ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail.

·         1963 – The British Government admits that former diplomat Kim Philby had worked as a Soviet agent.

·         1972 – The first Gay pride march in England takes place.

·         1980 – "O Canada" officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.

·         1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.

·         1987 – The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.

·         1990 – German reunification: East Germany accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency, thus uniting the economies of East and West Germany.

·         1991 – The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague.

·         1997 – China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule.

·         1999 – The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh.

·         2002 – The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity,war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

·         2007 – The Concert for Diana is held at the new Wembley Stadium in London and broadcast in 140 countries.

·         If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday to you and Happy Birthday to…

·         1804 – George Sand, French author and playwright (d. 1876)

·         1899 – Thomas A. Dorsey, American pianist and composer (d. 1993)

·         1906 – Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded the Estée Lauder Companies (d. 2004)

·         1912 – David Brower, American environmentalist, founded Sierra Club Foundation (d. 2000)

·         1915 – Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter, bass player, guitarist, and producer (d. 1992)

·         1916 – Olivia de Havilland, British-American actress

·         1922 – Toshi Seeger, German-American activist, co-founded the Clearwater Festival (d.2013)

·         1934 – Jamie Farr, American actor and screenwriter

·         1938 – Hariprasad Chaurasia, Indian flute player and composer

·         1939 – Karen Black, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

·         1941 – Twyla Tharp, American dancer and choreographer

·         1942 – Andraé Crouch, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor (d. 2015)

·         1945 – Debbie Harry, American singer-songwriter and actress (Blondie and The Wind in the Willows)

·         1950 – David Duke, American activist, author, and politician

·         1951 – Anne Feeney, American singer-songwriter and activist

·         1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

·         1954 – Keith Whitley, American singer and guitarist (d. 1989)

·         1961 – Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)

·         1967 – Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American model and actress

·         1969 – Séamus Egan, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Solas)

·         1971 – Missy Elliott, American rapper, producer, dancer, and actress

·         1972 – Sunshine Becker, American singer (Furthur)