4th August

LGBT people born today:
1839 – Walter Pater – UK Author / Critic – Died 30th July 1894
1904 – Witold Gombrowicz – Polish Author – Died 24th July 1969
1912 – Virgilio Pinera – Cuban Author / Playwright / Poet – Died 18th October 1979
1933 – Rudi van Dantzig – Dutch Choreographer / Ballet / Author
1958 – Tim Barnett – UK / New Zealand Politician
1970 – John August – US Director / Screenwriter
1978 – JD Samson – US Singer / Musician / Activist

And those who died:
1875 – Hans Christian Anderson – Danish Author / Poet – Born 2nd April 1805
1930 – Siegfried Wagner – German Composer – Born 6th June 1869