5th October

LGBT people born today:
1840 – John Addington Symonds – UK Poet / Literary Critic – Died 19th April 1893
1928 – Louise Fitzhugh – US Author / Illustrator – Died 19th November 1974
1939 – Marie-Claire Blais – Canadian Author / Playwright
1949 – Peter Ackroyd – UK Author
1952 – Clive Barker – UK Author / Director
1952 – Hermes Phettberg – Austrian Artist / Comedian / Actor / Author / Presenter
1956 – Ron Nyswaner – US Screenwriter / Director
1972 – Thomas Roberts – US Presenter 1973 – Titof – French Porn
1977 – Szymon Niemier – Polish Journalist / Activist / Politician
1982 – Francisco Bosch – Spanish Actor / Dancer

And those who died:
1918 – Robbie Ross – Canadian Journalist / Art Critic – Born 25th May 1869
1962 – Sylvia Beach – US Author – Born 14th March 1887
2000 – Ruth Ellis – US Activist – Born 23rd July 1899