Sunday 17 July 2011

17th July

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LGBT people born 17th July:


1883 – Mauritz Stiller – Finnish Director / Screenwriter – Died 18th November 1928


1898 – Berenice Abbot – US Photographer – Died 9th December 1991


1909 – Sir Hardy Amies – UK Dressmaker – Died 5th March 2003


1914 – James Purdy – US Author / Poet / Playwright – Died 13th March 2009


1945 – Bob van Schijndel – Dutch Politician / Activist


1967/9 – Michele Aboro – UK Boxer


1975 – Alec Powers – US Porn


1975/6 – Kimberly Devine – US Porn / Entertainer


1981 – Marko Liias – US Politician



And those who died:


1959 – Billie Holiday – US Singer – Born 7th April 1915


1991 – Leo Ford – US Porn – Born 5th July 1957


1998 – Joseph Maher – Irish Actor – Born 29th December 1933


2000 – Thomas Quinn Curtiss – USA Poet / Film & Theatre Critic – Born 21st June 1915


2005 – Gavin Lambert – UK / US Author / Director / Screenwriter – Born 23rd July 1924



Events in LGBT History:


2010 – Newcastle Pride, UK


2010 – San Diego Pride, California, USA


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