Thursday Dec 29, 2022. Today is day #363 with 2 days left in 2022.

Random celebrity birth: In 1947 Estonian poet Leonhard Lapin.

Random celebrity death: In 2001 Japanese orchestra conductor Takashi Asahina.

Random historical event: In 2003 the Akkala Sámi language became extinct when the last known speaker died.

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