Happy Birthday to "A.J. Soprano" Robert Iler (1985), Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (1982), Lady in the Water star Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), actress Heather McComb (1977), Coldplay singer Chris Martin (1977),

Director Ridley Scott is making a new movie about late U.S. president Ronald Reagan's dealings with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin has died. He was 76. Yeltsin died of heart failure today in Moscow's Central Clinical Center, according to Russian news agencies. In 1991 he became Russia's first democratically elected president after winning international acclaim when he mounted a tank in Moscow, rallying the people to overthrow the then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's reign.

Happy Birthday to "A.J. Soprano" Robert Iler (1985), Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (1982), Lady in the Water star Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), actress Heather McComb (1977), Coldplay singer Chris Martin (1977), new James Bond actor Daniel Craig (1968), rocker Jon Bon Jovi (1962), SNL alum Laraine Newman (1952), singer Karen Carpenter (1950; d. 1983), Star Trek doctor Gates McFadden (1949), singer Eddie Money (1949), Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher (1948), Velvet Underground singer Lou Reed (1942), authors John Irving (1942) and Tom Wolfe (1931), former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev (1931), Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz (1917; d. 1986), author Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel (1904; d. 1991), and President of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston (1793; d. 1863).

Teri Hatcher broke down in tears during a press conference yesterday as she spoke about her painful memories of being a child sex abuse victim. The star was talking at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif., to announce the Women's World Awards, which honor female achievements. She won the ceremony's World Actress Award last year.

Happy Birthday to "A.J. Soprano" Robert Iler (1985), Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (1982), Lady in the Water star Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), actress Heather McComb (1977), Coldplay singer Chris Martin (1977), new James Bond actor Daniel Craig (1968), rocker Jon Bon Jovi (1962), SNL alum Laraine Newman (1952), singer Karen Carpenter (1950; d. 1983), Star Trek doctor Gates McFadden (1949), singer Eddie Money (1949), Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher (1948), Velvet Underground singer Lou Reed (1942), authors John Irving (1942) and Tom Wolfe (1931), former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev (1931), Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz (1917; d. 1986), author Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel (1904; d. 1991), and President of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston (1793; d. 1863).

Sir Bob Geldof has been named this year's 'Man of Peace' by the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. The former Boomtown Rats star was honored for his "outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace". The Live 8 organiser will be presented with his award by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the World Summit Of Nobel Laureates in Italy next month.