8th August

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LGBT people born 8th August:

1922 – Rudi Gernreich – Austrian Fashion Designer / Activist / Dancer – Died 21^st April 1985

1951 – Randy Shilts – US Author / Journalist – Died 17^th February 1994

1952 – Peter - Japanese Singer / Actor / Dancer

1952 – Robert D Zimmerman – US Author

1960 – Ralf Konig – German Comic Book Artist

1961 – Chris Freeman – US Singer / Musician

And those who died:

117 AD – Trajan – Roman Emperor – Born 18^th September 53 AD

1901 – Prince Edmond de Polignac – French Composer – Born 19^th April 1834

1957 – Fabian S Woodley – UK Poet – Born 19^th July 1888

1973 – Dean Corll – US Serial Killer – Born 24^th December 1939

1984 – Richard Deacon – US Actor / Presenter – Born 14^th May 1921

1985 – Louise Brooks – US Dancer / Model / Actress – Born 14^th November 1906

1993 – Roy London – US Author / Director – Born 3^rd March 1943

1997 – Paul Rudolph – US Architect – Born 23^rd October 1918

2003 – Bhupen Khakhar – Indian Painter – Born 10^th March 1934

Events in LGBT History:

2000 - Lesbian couple [Danielle Goldey & Meredith Kott] are ejected from a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game by security after kissing, prompting the Dodgers to apologise by donate 5000 tickets to gay-rights groups and initiate "gay night" at the stadium a month later [6th September 2000], the first in pro baseball.

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