Balkrishna Doshi, famous architect, turns 93 today.
Barbara Ehrenreich - 79 | Author
Edward Witten - 69 | Physicist
Dr. Alban - 63 | Musician
Stan Van Gundy - 61 | NBA Head Coach
Branford Marsalis - 60 | Saxophonist & Composer
Mike Colter - 44 | Actor
Macaulay Culkin - 40 | Actor
Chris Pine - 40 | Actor
James Harden - 31 | NBA Player
Keke Palmer - 27 | Actress
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves:
for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4v8
The Holy Bible KJV
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Africa has now been declared polio free by both the Africa Regional Certification Commission and the World Health Organization.
The disease has to now be eradicated from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
According to the BBC, Nigeria was the last African country to be free from polio.
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On Monday, University of Alabama reported close to 560 cases of coronavirus among their students, staff and faculty since classes began on August 19th.
University President Stuart Bell said, "Our challenge is not the students. Our challenge is the virus....What we have to do is identify where does the virus thrive and where does the virus spread and how can we work together with our students, with our faculty and with our staff to make sure that we minimize those places, those incidents."
This news comes after the city of Tuscaloosa announced the closure of bars for the next 2 weeks.
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Thomas Sean Connery was born on this day in 1930 to Joseph Connery and Euphemia McBain McLean in Edinburgh, Scotland.
At the age of 16, he enlisted in the navy for 3 years until he was discharged due to an ulcer. He was also a footballer who was offered a contract from Manchester United but decided to become an actor.
During the 1950s, he got his start by landing a small part in the movie South Pacific after attending a bodybuilding competition where someone mentioned auditions were taking place for the film. As productions were taking place in Edinburgh, he would gain a reputation as a tough man after beating up gang members who tried to intimidate him.
Connery and Michael Caine would become friends during the production and together would begin their ascension as actors. After working on TV and in the Oxford Theatre, he would get his first film role in the 1957 film No Road Back.
Five years later, he broke through with his first major role as British secret agent, James Bond in 1962 movie Dr. No. He would end up playing 007 in seven Bond films.
Connery is now retired after winning 3 Golden Globes, an Oscar and a BATFA.
Happy Birthday Sean Connery.
Fredie Blom
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The identity records of Fredie Blom show he was born in May of 1904 in South Africa.
As a young child his family was wiped out by the 1918 spanish flu and as an adult, he experience apartheid.
According to the BBC, he passed away due to natural causes in Cape Town on Saturday.
When asked what kept him going Blom said, There's only one thing - it's the man above [God]. He's got all the power. I have nothing. I can drop over any time but He holds me,"
May Mr. Fredie Blom rest in perfect peace.
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Jacob Blake was shot 7 times in the back on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin by the police as he tried to enter an SUV. His 3, 5 and 8 year-old kids were present. He was unarmed.
The two officers present have been placed on administrative leave while protesters and demonstrators took to the streets demanding justice and answers. This comes months after the brutal killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd at the hands of the the police.
Blake's Father has now informed reporters that his son is paralyzed from the waist down and doctors do not yet know if it is permanent.
Usain Bolt holds the world record in the 100m and 200m.
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Days after his 34th Birthday party, retired sprinter Usain Bolt tested positive for the coronavirus, Jamaica's health minister Dr. Christopher Tufton confirmed.
English footballer Raheem Sterling was also in attendance at the party and tested negative for the virus.
On his Instagram account, the world record holder revealed he was currently in self-quarantine.
Get well soon Usain.
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Lauryn Hill's debut album was finished in Kingston, Jamaica.
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On This Day In 1998, Lauryn Hill began her career as a solo artist with the debut of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
The album was lauded for its commentary regarding life from a woman's perspective, pregnancy, love and God. Upon its release, it went straight to #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 422,000 copies in the first week. The three singles promoted were "Everything is Everything", "Ex-Factor" and "Doo Wop (That Thing).
At the 1999 Grammy Awards, Hill claimed 10 nominations and won 5 awards including Album of the Year. The project became the first hip-hop album to ever receive that award and she was the first woman to receive that many awards and nominations in one night.
Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord;
that walketh in his ways.
Psalm 128v1
The Holy Bible KJV
Harry Markowitz, 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economics turns 93 today.
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Vince McMahon - 75 | WWE Owner
Anne Archer - 73 | Actress
Bob Corker - 67 | Politician
Cal Ripken Jr. - 60 | Retired MLB Player
David Koechner - 58 | Actor
Reggie Miller - 55 |Retired NBA Player
Ava DuVernay - 48 | Director
Dave Chappelle - 47 | Comedian & Actor
Funke Akindele - 43 | Actress, Producer & Director
Chad Michael Murray - 39 | Actor
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4v32
The Holy Bible KJV
