18th February

LGBT people born today:

1917 – Tuulikki Pietila – Finnish Artist – Died 23^rd February 2009

1925 – David March – UK Actor – Died 25^th August 1999

1931 – Ned Sherrin – UK Presenter / Author / Director – Died 1^st October 2007

1932 – Duane Michals – US Photographer

1934 – Audre Lorde – US Author / Poet / Activist – Died 17^th November 1992

1947 – David Ehrenstein – US Film Critic / Journalist / Author / Blogger

1961 – Margaret Smith – UK Politician

1969 – Christopher Sieber – US Actor / Singer

1979 – Ben Harvey – US Presenter

And those who died:

1564 – Michelangelo – Italian Sculptor / Painter / Architect / Poet / Engineer – Born 6^th March 1475

1876 – Charlotte Cushman – US Actress / Singer / Playwright / Director – Born 23^rd July 1816

2006 – Laurel Hester – US Police Officer – Born 15^th August 1956

2007 – Barbara Gittings – US Activist – Born 31^st July 1932