Well-known birthdays for April 2: Pedro Pascal, Clark Gregg

— Charlemagne, founding father 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

— Automaker Walter Chrysler in 1875

— Surrealist artist Max Ernst in 1891

— Baseball Corridor of Fame member Luke Appling in 1907

American greats Joe DiMaggio (R) and Luke Appling (L) joke with umpire Jim Honochick July 1, 1985, previous to the beginning of the Cracker Jack Outdated Timers baseball Traditional, in Washington, D.C. Appling was born on today in 1907. UPI File Photograph

— Actor Buddy Ebsen in 1908

— Actor Alec Guinness in 1914

— Australian auto racer Jack Brabham in 1926

— Singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye in 1939

— Radio persona Dr. Demento, born Barret Hansen, in 1941 (age 82)

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— Singer/songwriter Leon Russell in 1942

— Actor Linda Hunt in 1945 (age 78)

— Literary/cultural critic Camille Paglia in 1947 (age 76)

— Nation singer Emmylou Harris in 1947 (age 76)

— Actor Pamela Reed in 1949 (age 74)

— Alberto Fernández, president of Argentina, in 1959 (age 64)

— Actor Christopher Meloni in 1961 (age 62)

— Actor Clark Gregg in 1962 (age 61)

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— Actor Adam Rodriguez in 1975 (age 48)

— Actor Pedro Pascal in 1975 (age 48)

— Actor Michael Fassbender in 1977 (age 46)

— Actor Bethany Pleasure Lenz in 1981 (age 42)

— Actor Jesse Plemons in 1988 (age 35)

— Rapper Quavo Marshall in 1991 (age 32)

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— Actor Emma Myers in 2002 (age 21)