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Russell Grant - the Worlds most loved astrologer presents your Daily, Weekly, Monthly and the Year Ahead horoscopes

Russell's rise to fame has been meteoric. Dubbed "Astrologer Royal" by the media, he has syndicated his Stars column to 450+ newspapers world-wide and Russell's Stars have also become a huge hit across the Internet with Britons and Americans alike flocking to read his stars.

His best-selling books include: Russell Grant's Sun Signs, Russell Grant's Dream Dictionary, Russell Grant's Astro Tarot Pack and Russell Grant's Book of Birthdays. Russell's book 'You Can Change Your Life' published by Random House is up there on the Best Sellers List. In recent years, he taken part in Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity MasterChef.

He now lives near the village of Maentwrog, Gwynedd and has learnt basic Welsh. He has been with his partner Doug Beaumont, who is also his manager, for 40 years.

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  • 05 Dec – Margaret Cho (1968–), American comedian, actress & author
  • 06 Dec – Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974), American actress
  • 07 Dec – Jane Castor (1960–), American politician & former police chief, Mayor of Tampa, Florida
  • 09 Dec – Elvira Kurt (1961–), Canadian comedian
  • 10 Dec – Raven-Symoné (1985–), American actress & singer
  • 10 Dec – Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), American poet
  • 16 Dec – Kanako Otsuji (1974–), Japanese LGBT rights activist & politician
  • 17 Dec – Deborah Sampson (1760–1827), American soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War disguised as a man
  • 17 Dec – Jacqueline Wilson (1945–), English children's literature novelist
  • 17 Dec – Sarah Paulson (1975–), American actress
  • 18 Dec – Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626–1689), Swedish monarch
  • 20 Dec – Elsie de Wolfe (1865–1950), American actress, interior decorator & author
  • 24 Dec – Brenda Howard (1946–2005), American LGBT activist
  • 27 Dec – Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992), German actress & singer
  • 28 Dec – Lili Elbe (1882–1931), Danish artist, subject of *The Danish Girl* novel/film
  • 29 Dec – Elsa Gidlow (1898–1986), Canadian-American poet, writer of first openly lesbian love poetry published in North America
  • 29 Dec – Katherine Moennig (1977–), American actress
  • 29 Dec – Lilly Wachowski (1967–), American film director, screenwriter & producer
  • 31 Dec – Jennifer Higdon (1962–), American composer
  • 31 Dec – Diana Sacayán (1975–2015), Argentinian transgender activist

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