Article: The almanac.

Today is Sunday, Sept. 20th, the 263rd day of 2009 with 102 to follow.

The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Saturn, Mars and Venus. The evening stars are Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny, who pioneered the care of polio victims, in 1886; novelist Upton Sinclair in 1878; Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Arnold Jacob Red Auerbach in 1917; fashion designer James Galanos in 1925 (age 84), and actresses Anne Meara in 1929 (age 80), Sophia Loren in 1934 (age 75) and Kristen Johnston in 1967 (age 42).

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