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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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  • 02 July – Liane de Pougy (1869–1950), French cabaret artist, dancer & courtesan
  • 05 July – Megan Rapinoe (1985–), American professional soccer midfielder
  • 06 July – Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), Mexican artist
  • 07 July – Kirsten Vangsness (1972–), American actress
  • 08 July – Silvia Modig (1976–), Finnish politician, radio & TV journalist
  • 09 July – Kelly McGillis (1957–), American actress
  • 09 July – Vanessa Selbst (1984–), American hedge fund manager & professional poker player
  • 10 July – Fiona Shaw (1958–), Irish actress & theatre-opera director
  • 10 July – Zoe Dunning (1963–), American retired naval officer & LGBTQ activist
  • 10 July – Alexandra Hedison (1969–), American photographer & actress
  • 10 July – Angel Haze (1991–), American rapper & singer
  • 11 July – Leisha Hailey (1971–), American actress & musician
  • 11 July – Dorothy Wilde (1895–1941), Anglo-Irish socialite, niece of Oscar Wilde
  • 12 July – Michelle Rodriguez (1978–), American actress
  • 12 July – Kyrsten Sinema (1976–), American congresswoman, Arizona
  • 13 July – Mary Emma Woolley (1863–1947), American educator, peace activist & women's suffragist
  • 14 July – Jane Lynch (1960–), American actress
  • 15 July – Allison Brewer (1954–), Canadian social activist & politician
  • 18 July – Lillian Faderman (1940–), American scholar, historian & writer
  • 19 July – Jaiyah Saelua (1988–), Samoan international football player
  • 20 July – Roberta Achtenberg (1950–), American federal politician & civil rights attorney
  • 22 July – Emily Saliers (1963–), American singer-songwriter & member of Indigo Girls
  • 24 July – Anna Paquin (1982–), Canadian-New Zealander actress
  • 25 July – Christine Quinn (1966–), American politician, former Speaker of the New York City Council
  • 26 July – Nikki Sinclaire (1968–), English politician, UK's first openly transgender parliamentarian
  • 28 July – Judy Grahn (1940–), American poet
  • 28 July – Imke Duplitzer (1975–), German épée fencer
  • 31 July – Susan Flannery (1939–), American actress
  • 31 July – Barbara Gittings (1932–2007), American gay rights activist

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