17th October

LGBT people born today:
1886 – Spring Byington – US Actress – Died 7th September 1971
1895 – Clifford Kitchen – UK Author / Barrister – Died 4th April 1967
1917 – Sumner Locke Elliott – Australian / US Author – Died 24th June 1991
1920 – Montgomery Clift – US Actor – Died 23rd July 1966
1933 – Jeanine Deckers [The Singing Nun] – Belgian Nun / Singer – Died 29th March 1985
1946 – Barry Jackson – UK Activist
1946 – Cameron Mackintosh – UK Producer
1950 – Howard Rollins – US Actor – Died 8th December 1996
1960 – Rob Marshall – US Choreographer / Director
1965 – Keith Fulton – US Actor / Director
1966 – Mark Gatiss – UK Actor / Screenwriter / Author
1969 – Rick Mercer – Canadian Comedian
1974 – Ariel Levy – US Author / Journalist
1977 – Ryan McGinley – US Photographer
1980 – Tarell Alvin McCraney – US Playwright / Actor
???? – Alex Leon – Puerto Rican Porn

And those who died:
1979 – Pierre Bernac – French Singer – Born 12th January 1899
1984 – Alberta Hunter – US Singer / Songwriter / Actress – Born 1st April 1895
1995 – Gunvor Hofmo – Norwegian Author – Born 30th June 1921
2006 – Daniel Emilfork – Chilean / French Actor – Born 7th April 1924