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One year ago: In Bangladesh, a shoddily constructed eight-story commercial building housing garment factories collapsed, killing at least 1,129 people.

Today's Birthdays: Movie director-producer Richard Donner is 84. Actress Shirley MacLaine is 80. Author Sue Grafton is 74. Actor-singer Michael Parks is 74. Actress-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 72. Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is 72. Country singer Richard Sterban (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 71. Rock musician Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 69. Rock singer-musician Rob Hyman is 64. The Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, Enda Kenny, is 63. Actor-playwright Eric Bogosian is 61. Rock singer-musician Jack Blades (Night Ranger) is 60. Actor Michael O'Keefe is 59. Rock musician David J (Bauhaus) is 57. Actor Glenn Morshower is 55. Rock musician Billy Gould is 51. Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 50. Actor Djimon Hounsou (JEYE'-mihn OHN'-soo) is 50. Rock musician Patty Schemel is 47. Rock musician Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) is 46. Actress Melinda Clarke is 45. Latin pop singer Alejandro Fernandez is 43. Country-rock musician Brad Morgan (Drive-By Truckers) is 43. Rock musician Brian Marshall (Creed; Alter Bridge) is 41. Actor Derek Luke is 40. Actor Eric Balfour is 37. Actress Rebecca Mader is 37. Country singer Rebecca Lynn Howard is 35. Country singer Danny Gokey is 34. Actor Austin Nichols is 34. Actress Sasha Barrese is 33. Contemporary Christian musician Jasen Rauch (Red) is 33. Singer Kelly Clarkson is 32. Rock singer-musician Tyson Ritter (The All-American Rejects) is 30. Actor Doc Shaw is 22.

Thought for Today: "Never practice what you preach. If you're going to practice it, why preach it?" - Lincoln Steffens, American journalist-reformer (1866-1936).

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