13th May

LGBT people born today:

1850 – Modest Tchaikovsky – Russian Playwright – Died 15^th January 1916

1907 – Daphne du Maurier – UK Author – Died 19^th April 1989

1934 – Killer Karl Krupp – Dutch / US Wrestler – Died 24^th August 1995

1940 – Bruce Chatwin – UK Journalist / Actor – Died 18^th January 1989

1944 – Armistead Maupin – US Author

1952 – Jacob Dahlin – Swedish Presenter – Died 10^th October 1991

1957 – Alan Ball – US Screenwriter / Producer / Director / Actor

1962 – Real Menard – Canadian Politician

1966 – Cheryl Dunye – Liberian Actress / Producer / Director / Editor / Screenwriter

1966 – Alison Goldfrapp – UK Singer / Songwriter

And those who died:

1970 – Sir William Dobell – Australian Sculptor / Painter – Born 24^th September 1899

1991 – Myron Brinig – US Author – Born 22^nd December 1896

2000 – Paul Bartel – US Actor / Director / Screenwriter – Born 6^th August 1938

2008 – Larry McKeon – US Politician – Born 30^th June 1944

Events in LGBT history:

2009 – Uruguay legally accepts gays in the military