A Marriage and Death in the Real Housewives Family
Today is March 29th. Passover begins at sundown. And pastry lovers are celebrating National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day today.
Birthdays
- Elle Macpherson (47)
- Amy Sedaris (49)
- Robert Gibbs (39)
- Lucy Lawless (42)
- John McLaughlin (83)
- Jennifer Capriati (34)
- Perry Farrell (51)
- Walt Frazier (65)
- Eric Idle (67)
- John Popper (43)
Marriages
- "Real Housewife" Bethenny Frankel got hitched to real estate broker Jason Hoppy at the Four Seasons restaurant last night. Don't worry if you weren't invited; you can catch it on TV when Bravo airs the shindig later this year.
- Risa Heller, a former communications director for David Paterson, and Ryan Toohey, who served as Eliot Spitzer's campaign manager during his 2006 campaign, tied the knot in Detroit on Saturday.
Deaths
- Ruth Merrill, the mother of New Jersey "Housewife" Danielle Staub, died after suffering from a stroke. She was 75.
- Elijah Alexander, an NFL linebacker who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2005, died on Wednesday at the age of 39.
- Chet Simmons, one of the founders of ESPN and the network's first president, died in Atlanta on Thursday. He was 81.
- Former Virginia congressman Stanford Parris died at his home on Saturday. He was 80.