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Joseph Murrayborn under Mercury retrograde
US surgeon (1919–2012) — born April 1, 1919, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Aries.
BornApril 1, 1919(1919–2012)♈︎☿ Rx in Aries · 21°37′Rx windowMar 29 – Apr 21, 1919
✶Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy
Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a fire-sign keynote in Aries: Patience over impulse; reread before you fire off.
Shares a retrograde sign with
Born inside the very same window
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.