12th August

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LGBT people born 12th August:

1859 – Katharine Lee Bates – US Author – Died 28^th March 1929

1866 – Jacinto Benavente – Spanish Author – Died 14^th July 1954

1867 – Edith Hamilton – German / US Author – Died 31^st May 1963

1880 – Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall – UK Author – Died 7^th October 1943

1907 – Gladys Bentley – US Singer – Died 18^th January 1960

1928 – Maureen Colquhoon – UK Politician

1947 – John Nathan-Turner – UK Producer – Died 1^st May 2002

1962 – Miss Cleo – US Actress / Producer / Psychic / Shaman

1973 – Latasha Byears – US Basketball

1987 – Mike Verschuur – Dutch Motor Racer

And those who died:

1955 – Thomas Mann – German Author – Born 6^th June 1875

1976 – Tom Driberg (Baron Bradwell) – UK Journalist – Born 22^nd May 1905

1992 – John Cage – US Composer / Philosopher / Poet / Artist / Printmaker – Born 5^th September 1912

1994 – Manfred Salzgeber – German Actor / Producer / Activist – Born 10^th January 1943

1999 – Martin Wong – US Painter – Born 11^th July 1946

2002 – Ukea Davis – US Hate Crime Victim – Born 16^th November 1983

2002 – Stephanie Thomas – US Hate Crime Victim – Born 15^th November 1982

2007 – Merv Griffin – US Singer / Actor / Presenter – Born 6^th July 1925

Events in LGBT History:

2010 – Fabulous: A City Without Limits – Las Vegas, USA [ran until 15^th August 2010]

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