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Anna Nicole Smith Timeline

POSTED: 11:33 am EDT March 26, 2007
UPDATED: 11:38 am EDT March 26, 2007

Here is a look at the events in the Anna Nicole Smith saga following her death.

Feb. 8, 2007
Smith collapses at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., at 1:38 p.m. She is later pronounced dead at the age of 39.

Feb.9, 2007
Autopsy Planned For Anna Nicole Smith
Officials at the medical examiner's office in Broward County, Fla., said an autopsy will be performed on Feb 9. Edwina Johnson, the office's chief investigator, said a probe is currently under way into the cause of her death.

Feb. 11, 2007
Prince Says He's Anna Nicole's Baby's Father
The husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor said that he had a decade-long affair with Smith and may be her infant daughter's father.

Late Husband's Sperm May Have Impregnated Smith
Anna Nicole Smith may have used the frozen sperm of her late husband, J. Howard Marshall, to become pregnant.

Feb. 13, 2007
Stern's Sister: He Last Saw Smith Asleep
Anna Nicole Smith's partner, Howard K. Stern, was not with the former Playboy playmate when she died, but he knew she was very sick, his sister said in an interview.

Tape In Anna Nicole Smith Death Released
Authorities in Hollywood, Fla., have released a police recording related to the death. In the 31-second tape, an Indian tribe's police department asked for help from paramedics at a hotel-casino on the reservation. The dispatcher said at first that a "white female" was found unresponsive and not breathing. She then identifies the woman as Smith.

Feb. 14, 2007
Smith's Last Movie Set For May Release
Anna Nicole Smith's last movie is going direct to DVD and is scheduled to arrive in stores in May.

Anna Nicole's Mother Seeks Guardianship
Anna Nicole Smith's mother asked a Bahamas court to name her the legal guardian of her five-month-old granddaughter.

Judge Releases Smith Body For Burial
A Los Angeles judge agreed to end the hold on Smith's body, which had been in place since the day after she died.

Feb. 15, 2007
Judge Orders New Anna Nicole DNA Sample

Feb. 16, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith's Will Released
Anna Nicole Smith said in a 2001 will that her estate should be given to her longtime companion to hold in trust for her son, who has died.

Feb. 17, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith's Body Embalmed
The body of Anna Nicole Smith was embalmed, a day after a Florida judge gave the OK for the process to begin.

Feb. 18, 2007
Amid Flap Over Smith, Bahamas Official Resigns
The Bahamas' immigration minister resigns in a flap over his relationship with Anna Nicole Smith.

Feb. 20, 2007
Stern: Smith Wanted To Be Buried In Bahamas
Anna Nicole Smith's companion has testified that Smith wanted to be buried next to her son in the Bahamas.

Feb. 21, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith Judge Wants TV Show, Report Says
The judge in the Anna Nicole Smith case has a dream of becoming a judge on a TV courtroom show, according to TMZ.com.

Judge To Rule By Feb. 23rd On Custody Of Smith's Body
The judge's promise comes a day after a medical examiner warned him that Smith's body is still quickly decomposing, even though it's been embalmed. The medical examiner in Broward County, Fla., said a public viewing might not be possible if it doesn't happen soon.

Smith's Mother Wants Grandson Exhumed
Anna Nicole Smith's mother says her daughter wanted to be buried near her idol, Marilyn Monroe. Virgie Arthur said she also wants to exhume Smith's son and rebury him in Texas as well.

Feb. 22, 2007
Smith's Remains Go To Daughter's Guardian
Judge Larry Seidlin began crying as he told the coroner in Broward County, Fla., to give the body to the child's guardian, Richard Milstein.

Feb. 23, 2007
Custody Battle Switches From Smith To Daughter
Lawyers for Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend asked a judge to step into the paternity case over the former Playboy Playmate's baby, but the judge said he doubted he had that authority.

Feb. 26, 2007
Smith Legal Battle Shifts To Bahamas
Legal experts predict Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, will have a tough time winning custody of her baby when the case moves to the Supreme Court of the Bahamas.

Feb. 27, 2006
Appeals Court To Decide On Anna Nicole's Body
The fate of Anna Nicole Smith's body is now in the hands of three appeals court judges who will decide whether to overturn a trial court ruling that meant the model would be buried in the Bahamas.

Feb. 28, 2007
Judges: Smith's Body Can Go To Bahamas
An appeals court in Florida upheld a judge's ruling that will allow Anna Nicole Smith to be buried in the Bahamas.

March 1, 2007
Anna Nicole's Funeral Details Released
Accoring to Richard Milstein, the attorney who was appointed guardian to Smith's 5-month-old baby, Danneilynn, the starlet's funeral in the Bahamas will begin at 10:30 a.m. EST. A private service for family is expected at 11:30 a.m. Smith will then be laid to rest next to her son, Daniel, at Lakeview Memorial Gardens.

March 8, 2007
Coroner Delays Release Of Anna Nicole Autopsy
Broward County medical examiner Dr. Joshua Perper says he will delay making Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy report public at the request of police.

March 15, 2007
Zsa Zsa's Hubby Sues O'Reilly Over 'Fraud' Remark
The German prince who is married to Zsa Zsa Gabor and claims to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby has filed more legal documents in Los Angeles -- this time against Fox and Bill O'Reilly.

March 16, 2007
Birkhead Splits With Lawyer For Anna Nicole Paternity Case
Lawyer Debra Opri is stepping out of the ongoing paternity battle.

March 21, 2007
Judge Orders Paternity Test For Anna Nicole's Baby
A judge in the Bahamas ordered a DNA test on the infant daughter of Anna Nicole Smith, to identify the father.

March 24, 2007
Anna Nicole's Diaries Sold For $500,000
An unidentified German businessman is hoping his $500,000 investment in Anna Nicole Smith's two diaries pays a handsome profit.

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