4th August

LGBT people born 4th August:

1839 – Walter Pater – UK Author / Critic – Died 30^th July 1894

1904 – Witold Gombrowicz – Polish Author – Died 24^th July 1969

1912 – Virgilio Pinera – Cuban Author / Playwright / Poet – Died 18^th October 1979

1933 – Rudi van Dantzig – Dutch Choreographer / Ballet / Author

1950 – Sapphire [Ramona Lofton] – US Author / Poet

1958 – Tim Barnett – UK / New Zealand Politician

1961 – Harm Edens – Dutch Presenter / Author / Scriptwriter / Translator

1970 – John August – US Director / Screenwriter

1978 – JD Samson – US Singer / Musician / Activist

And those who died:

1875 – Hans Christian Anderson – Danish Author / Poet – Born 2^nd April 1805

1930 – Siegfried Wagner – German Composer – Born 6^th June 1869

Events in LGBT history:

1990 – Gay Games III begin in Vancouver, Canada (run until 11^th August 1990)