MySQL Generates random date

A random date in 2009

mysql> SELECT FROM_UNIXTIME(RAND() * (1262246400 - 1230796800) + 1230796800) AS `the_date`;

+---------------------+
| the_date            |
+---------------------+
| 2009-04-27 05:01:04 |
+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)