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Today's Birthdays:

Reggie Bush

1985
The New Orleans Saints running back was the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner at U-S-C. (Age: 24)

Ben Roethlisberger

1982
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback became the youngest ever to win a Super Bowl when he led his team over Seattle in February 2006. (Age: 27)

Lisa Lackey

1971
Actress (T-V's Heroes, N-Y-P-D Blue and Just Cause) (Age: 38)

Daniel Craig

1968
In 2006, he became the sixth actor to play "James Bond" in the official movie series when he starred in Casino Royale. His other pictures include Defiance, Munich, Sylvia, Road to Perdition and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. (Age: 41)

Doctor Ice (Fred Reeves)

1966
Solo/ex-U.T.F.O. (Age: 43)

Scott LaRock (Sterling)

1962 -
1987
The co-founder -- with KRS One -- of Boogie Down Productions was murdered while sitting in his car in the South Bronx on August 27th, 1987. He was 25.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

1931
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. (Age: 78)

Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel)

1904 -
1991
The children's book author died September 24th, 1991 at 87.


This Day In History:

2007
Anna Nicole Smith is buried in the Bahamas.

2007
Kelis is arrested in Miami following an alleged confrontation with undercover police officers posing as prostitutes. She is detained and charged with two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence before posting 15-hundred dollars bail.

2007
L-L Cool J hosts the 38th annual N-double-A-C-P Image Awards in Los Angeles. U-2 singer Bono is presented with the Chairman's Award.

2007
Nicole Richie is hospitalized suffering from dehydration.

2005
Fashion executive Kimora Lee tells Vanity Fair that if she were to find a woman trying to woo her hubby, Russell Simmons, "I will beat a bitch's ass. I don't play that disrespectful ho [crap]. I have very little respect for those kinds of women. And if I catch you with my man, disrespecting, I will beat your ass."

2005
Kobe Bryant settles a civil suit filed by the woman who accused him of raping her in 2003.

2005
Ron Jeremy becomes the first porn star to address England's prestigious Oxford Union.

2005
The six-months-pregnant Denise Richards files for divorce from Charlie Sheen.

1999
2Pac's Greatest Hits album is certified five-times platinum for sale of five-million copies. The same day, Whitney Houston is certified platinum for "Heartbreak Hotel" and Juvenile's 400 Degreez goes gold.

1996
"One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men starts its 14th consecutive week at number-one on Billboard's Hot 100, tying a record set by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love to You."

1993
Michael Jackson's Dangerous album is certified five-times-platinum.

1993
Run-DMC's born-again single, "Down With the King," is released.

1988
Smokey Robinson wins his first-ever Grammy, Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, for "Just to See Her." Jody Watley is named Best New Artist. Whitney Houston wins for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."

1980
Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns wins the vacant U-S-B-A welterweight title, the first of the boxing titles he'll win in five different weight classes.

1976
Disney World gets its 50-millionth visitor.

1974
At the 16th annual Grammy Awards, Stevie Wonder wins Album of the Year and Best Engineered Recording for Innervisions, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and Best R&B Song and Best R&B Vocal Performance for "Superstition." Roberta Flack wins Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Killing Me Softly With His Song." Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight also get statues. Barry White loses Best New Artist to Bette Midler.

1972
Pioneer 10 is launched on a mission to Jupiter.

1962
Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single basketball game, a professional record that still stands today. He sinks 36 field goals and 28 foul shots.

1933
The motion picture King Kong has its world premiere in New York

1923
Time magazine makes its debut.

1917
Puerto Ricans are granted U-S citizenship.

1807
Congress prohibits "the importation of slaves into the United States or the territories thereof" after January 1st, 1808.