Today is day #359 with 6 days left in 2014.

Random celebrity birth: In 1728 German composer Johann Adam Hiller.

Random celebrity death: In 1784 Japanese poet Yosa Buson.

Random historical event: In 1989 deposed Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were “put out to pasture” after a summary trial.

 

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