Vol 5, No 9: June 14, 2007

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AstroDatabank Update – the clearinghouse to get the most current and reliable information on birth data and significant events in the lives of public figures. Twice monthly we publish corrections and updated news on people already in the AstroDatabank CD.

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Andre-Deshays, Claudie
Thanks to Kanak Bosmia’s eye for detail, we have corrected the slight error in the coordinates of this record.

Barker, Bob
After 35 years of emceeing the show, the silver-haired 83-year-old host announced his retirement from “The Price is Right.” He taped his final episode on June 6, 2007.

Cheney, Dick
Cheney’s daughter Mary gave birth to a son, Samuel David Cheney, born on May 23, 2007 at 9:46 AM EDT at Sibley Hospital, Washington, DC. The child now has his own entry in AstroDatabank. Thanks to Shelley Ackerman, Larry Woodall, Romy Ransom and many others who sent along the news of the child’s birth.

Costner, Kevin
He and his wife Christine welcomed their first child together, a son named Cayden Wyatt Costner. The baby was born on May 6, 2007 in Los Angeles.

Earnhardt, Dale Jr.
The racer announced on May 10, 2007 that he is leaving the team run by his stepmother, with whom he has had a rocky relationship. Called the Brad Pitt of the NASCAR world, Earnhardt wants to be a free agent.

Gennes, Pierre-gilles de
The physicist died May 18, 2007 in Orsay, a Paris suburb. He was 74.

Iglesias, Julio
The singer and his long-time girlfriend, Miranda Rijnsburger, welcomed their fifth child on May 5, 2007, a son named Guillermo, born in Miami Beach, FL.

Kevorkian, Jack
Dr. Kevorkian was released from prison after eight years of internment on June 1, 2007.

Newman, Paul
At the end of May 2007, the actor announced his retirement from acting, saying “I'm not able to work anymore at the level that I would want to." He followed that announcement with a $10 million donation to his alma mater, Kenyon College.

Porter, Howard
In mid-May 2007 he was found severely beaten and unconscious in a Minneapolis alley. A week later, May 26, 2007, he died of his multiple injuries at 10:26 PM local time at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, MN according to police report in the news. The case is under police investigation.

Poston, Tom
The actor died on April 30, 2007 at his Los Angeles home after a brief, unspecified illness at age 85. His data are rated XX but the obituaries gave his age at death as 85, supporting the 1921 date of birth on file. Poston had married Suzanne Pleshette in 2001 and we’ve updated her record as well.

Schirra, Walter
The astronaut died on May 3, 2007 at a hospital in La Jolla, CA. The 84-year-old space pioneer died of a heart attack according to the New York Times quoting a family friend.

Sheehan, Cindy
On Memorial Day at the end of May 2007, Sheehan announced that she was leaving the peace movement to return home and spend more time with her family. Claiming physical and financial exhaustion, Sheehan expressed disappointment in the Democratic Party’s actions on the Iraq War since their winning a majority position in Congress the previous year. She told the Associated Press: "I've been wondering why I'm killing myself and wondering why the Democrats caved in to George Bush."

Valenti, Jack
Valenti died on April 26, 2007 at his home in Washington DC from complications of a stroke he suffered in March. He was 85 years old. Hospitalized since the stroke he had been sent home just two days prior to his death. His memoir ““This Time, This Place: My Life in War, the White House, and Hollywood” is about to be released, and he was scheduled to begin a book-signing tour in June.

Weatherill, Bruce
Lord Weatherill died on May 6, 2007 in Caterham, Surrey, England after a brief illness. He was 86.
 

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