3rd April

LGBT people born today:

1924 – Marlon Brando – US Actor – Died 1^st July 2004

1931 – William Bast – US Screenwriter / Author

1939 – Lino Brocka – Filipino Director – Died 21^st May 1991

1959 – David Hyde Pierce – US Actor

1961 – James Matthew Jones – US Activist

And those who died:

1986 – Peter Pears – UK Singer – Born 22^nd June 1910

1995 – David Herbert – UK Author / Socialite / Interior Designer – Born 3^rd October 1908

1999 – Lionel Bart – UK Composer – Born 1^st August 1930

2000 – Evelyn Irons – UK Journalist – Born 17^th June 1900

Eventsin LGBT History:

2009 – Same-sex marriages legalised in Iowa, USA [becoming effective 27^th April 2009]