3rd March

LGBT people born today:

1756 – Francois Raucourt – French Actress – Died 15^th January 1815

1890 – Edmund Lowe – US Actor – Died 21^st April 1971

1903 – Adrian – US Costume Designer – Died 13^th September 1959

1926 – James Merrill – US Poet – Died 6^th February 1995

1940 – Perry Ellis – US Fashion Designer – Died 30^th May 1986

1943 – Roy London – US Actor / Director – Died 8^th August 1993

1946 – Andris Grinbergs – Latvian Artist

1951 – Benjamin Cruz – Guam Judge / Politician

1953 – Christer Lindarw – Swedish Drag Queen / Fashion Designer

1965/70 – Tyler Saint – US Porn

1972 – Yasmine – Belgian Singer / Presenter – Died 25^th June 2009

And those who died:

1987 – Danny Kaye – US Actor / Singer – Born 18^th January 1913

1998 – Richard Plant – German / US Author – Born 22^nd July 1910

2001 – Louis Edmonds – US Actor – Born 24^th September 1923

2009 – Gerald Edwards – UK Hate Crime Victim – Born ?

Events in LGBT history:

2009 – Ban on gays in the military ends in the Philippines