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.