17th March

LGBT people born today:

1866 – Alice Austen – US Photographer – Died 9^th June 1952

1912 – Bayard Rustin – US Activist – Died 24^th August 1987

1938 – Rudolf Nurayev – Russian Ballet – Died 6^th January 1993

1942 – John Wayne Gacy – US Serial Killer – Died 10^th May 1994

1957 – Richard Kwietniowski – UK Director

1961 – Alexander Bard – Swedish Musician / Artist / Music Producer / Philosopher

1966 – Jeremy Sheffield – UK Actor / Dancer

1966 – Chris Steele – US Porn / Director / Producer

1969 – Finnegan the Poet – US Poet / Author / Performance Artist

1969 – Alexander McQueen – UK Fashion Designer – Died 11^th February 2010

1976 – Stephen Gately – Irish Singer / Actor / Presenter – Died 10^th October 2009

And those who died:

1976 – Luchino Visconti – Italian Director – Born 2^nd November 1906

1995 – Ronnie Kray – UK Criminal – Born 24^th October 1933

1996 – Perry Watkins – US Soldier / Activist – Born 20^th August 1948

1997 – Jermaine Stewart – US Singer / Songwriter / Dancer – Born 7^th September 1957

2005 – Phool Chand Yadav – Indian Murder Victim – Born ??

2009 – Clodovil Hernandes – Brazilian Fashion Designer / Politician / Presenter / Actor / Singer – Born 17^th June 1937