Famous birthdays for April 2: Michael Fassbender, Emmylou Harris

April 2 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.

They include:

-- Charlemagne, founder of the Holy Roman Empire, in 742

-- Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova in 1725

-- Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen in 1805

-- French novelist Emile Zola in 1840

-- Surrealist artist Max Ernst in 1891

A sculpture by Max Ernst titled "The King Playing with the Queen" is on display at a media preview of a Sotheby's auction May 5, 2017. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Luke Appling in 1907

-- Actor Buddy Ebsen in 1908

-- Actor Alec Guinness in 1914

-- Australian auto racer Jack Brabham in 1926

-- Singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye in 1939

-- Radio personality Dr. Demento, born Barret Hansen, in 1941 (age 77)

-- Singer/songwriter Leon Russell in 1942

-- Actor Linda Hunt in 1945 (age 73)

-- Literary and cultural critic Camille Paglia in 1947 (age 71)

-- Country singer Emmylou Harris in 1947 (age 71)

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-- Actor Pamela Reed in 1949 (age 69)

-- Actor Christopher Meloni in 1961 (age 57)

-- Actor Clark Gregg in 1962 (age 56)

-- Actor Adam Rodriguez in 1975 (age 43)

-- Actor Michael Fassbender in 1977 (age 41)

-- Rapper Quavo Marshall in 1991 (age 27)

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