26th April

LGBT people born today:

1865 – Charles Haslewood Shannon – UK Artist – Died 1937

1872 – William Desmond Taylor – US Director / Murder Victim – Died 1^st February 1922

1886 – Ma Rainey – US Singer – Died 22^nd December 1939

1889 – Ludwig Wittgenstein – Austrian Philosopher – Died 29^th April 1951

1892 – Adrienne Monnier – French Author / Publisher – Died 19^th June 1955

1898 – Vicente Aleixandre – Spanish Poet – Died 13^th December 1984

1935 – Conrad Susa – US Composer

1951 – Billy Newton-Davis – Canadian Singer / Songwriter

1960 – Jonathan Rauch – US Author / Journalist / Activist

1977 – Tag Ericksson [Fredrik Eklund] – Swedish / US Porn / Businessman

And those who died:

1895 – Eric Stenbock – German Author / Poet – Born 12^th March 1860

1945 – Lucie Delarue-Mardus – French Author – Born 7^th November 1874

1995 – Frieda Belinfante – Dutch Cellist / Conductor – Born 10^th May 1904

Events in LGBT history:

2007 – Final approval for same-sex domestic partnerships passed in New Hampshire, USA