Horoscope

If you are celebrating your birthday today, you share the day with who two highly creative Taurean's, the first is who many describe as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare.  Although Shakespeare's actual birthday is not known it is widely celebrated on this day, which is also St George's Day.  Athough Shakespeare lived from 1564 till 1616,  his works are still highly read and topical today.

Secondly, the painter J M W Turner was born today in 1775. Turner's style of painting is thought to have laid the foundation for Impressionism and he is commonly known as "the painter of light".

Also born today in 1899 is Minoru Shirota, the creator of the pro-biotic drink, Yakult. Shirota was inspired by the writings of microbiologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov and was determined to find a stronger strain of lactic acid bacteria which could help to kill the harmful bacteria living in human intestines. Read more

People born today are the first to be born officially under Taurus, the fixed earth sign. The next few weeks, and in fact months, look good for Taureans,  as the chart is strong for personal relationships and Pluto and the Moon are promising plenty of fresh energy and ideas.  Always practical, Taureans will find this new energy works well with their planning abilities and decisions and goals made now should stand you in good stead for the coming months.  Take some time this week to complete unfinished projects, and clear the deck for new ones so that you are starting on a good footing.

If you were born today you share your birthday with two very famous English females. Read more

Aries like to be first in life, like their star sign and Aries celebrating today, share their birthday with one of the first major film stars, Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin certainly had the Aries personality traits of drive and ambition as his career in the entertainment industry lasted for over 65 years.

Also born today was Wilbur Wright who with his brother Orville, is generally credited with inventing and building the world’s first airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained human flight. Talk about ambition and the guts to follow your dreams.  Aries are certainly rarely timid, and have a real tendancy to throw caution to the wind and follow their passionate ideas, wherever they may take them.

Actors Peter Ustinov and Jon Cryer were both born today. Ustinov had plenty of Aries energy as he was also a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, screenwriter, television presenter, newspaper and magazine columnist and comedian. Read more

If you were born today then you share you day with, a number of people who have used their Aries drive and ambition to carve out a career within the entertainment industry. Actress Julie Christie, celebrates today, one of her best known roles was as Lara Antipova in Doctor Zhivago, one of the all times top box office films.

Actors Robert Carlyle and Adrien Brody are also celebrating today. Read more