Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.
-- Pope Pius IV in 1499
-- French philosopher Rene Descartes in 1596
-- Pope Benedict XIV in 1675
-- German composer Johann Sebastian Bach in 1685-- Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn in 1732
-- Poet Edward FitzGerald in 1809
-- Educator/writer Muriel Hazel Wright in 1889
-- Actor/singer Richard Kiley in 1922
-- United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez in 1927
-- Actor William Daniels in 1927 (age 96)
-- Hockey Hall of Fame member Gordie Howe in 1928
-- Author John Jakes in 1932
-- Actor Shirley Jones in 1934 (age 89)
-- Actor Richard Chamberlain in 1934 (age 89)
-- Trumpeter/bandleader/music entrepreneur Herb Alpert in 1935 (age 88)
-- Political commentator Michael Savage in 1942 (age 81)
-- Actor Christopher Walken in 1943 (age 80)
-- Actor Gabe Kaplan in 1945 (age 78)
-- Actor Rhea Perlman in 1948 (age 75)
-- Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore in 1948 (age 75)
-- Actor/former football player Ed Marinaro in 1950 (age 73)
-- Guitarist Angus Young in 1955 (age 68)
-- Actor Ewan McGregor in 1971 (age 52)
-- Actor Kate Micucci in 1980 (age 43)
-- Rocker Jack Antonoff in 1984 (age 39)