September 14, 2019. Today is day #257 with 108 days left in 2019.

Random celebrity birth: In 1935 Japanese artist Fujio Akatsuka.

Random celebrity death: In 2013 Australian swimmer Faith Leech.

Random historical event: In 1959 the Soviet Union spacecraft Luna 2 became the first human-made object to reach the Moon surface.

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