5th March

LGBT people born today:

1854 – Mary Garrett – US Suffragette – Died 1915

1892 – Josephine Herbst – US Author / Historian / Journalist / Literary Critic – Died 28^th January 1969

1922 – Pier Paolo Pasolini – Italian Poet / Director / Journalist / Philosopher / Author / Columnist / Actor / Painter / Film Critic / Murder Victim – Died 2^nd November 1975

1927 – Jack Cassidy – US Actor – Died 12^th December 1976

1932 – Michael Rumaker – US Author

1942 – Laurie Toby Edison – US Photographer

1952 – Geert Dales – Dutch Politician

1963 – Thomas Hermanns – German Presenter / Director / Comedian / Author

1974 – Matt Lucas – UK Comedian / Actor

And those who died:

1989 – Richmond Barthe – US Sculptor – Born 28^th January 1901

1991 – Juan Boza Sanchez – Cuban / US Artist – Born 1941

1993 – Cyril Collard – French Author / Director / Composer / Actor – Born 19^th December 1957

2003 – Sir Hardy Amies – UK Dressmaker – Born 17^th July 1909

Events in LGBT history:

2009 – PM Gordon Brown host a reception at 10, Downing Street, to mark the UK’s LGBT History Month