5th October

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LGBT People Born 5th October:

1840 – John Addington Symonds – UK Poet / Literary Critic – Died 19^th April 1893

1928 – Louise Fitzhugh – US Author / Illustrator – Died 19^th November 1974

1939 – Marie-Claire Blais – Canadian Author / Playwright

1945 – Carlos Castro – Portuguese Presenter / Journalist / Murder Victim – Died 7^th January 2011

1949 – Peter Ackroyd – UK Author

1952 – Clive Barker – UK Author / Director

1952 – Hermes Phettberg – Austrian Artist / Comedian / Actor / Author / Presenter

1956 – Ron Nyswaner – US Screenwriter / Director

1972 – Thomas Roberts – US Presenter

1973 – Titof – French Porn

1977 – Szymon Niemiec – Polish Journalist / Activist / Politician

1982 – Francisco Bosch – Spanish Actor / Dancer

And Those Who Died:

1918 – Robbie Ross – Canadian Journalist / Art Critic – Born 25^th May 1869

1962 – Sylvia Beach – US Author – Born 14^th March 1887

2000 – Ruth Ellis – US Activist – Born 23^rd July 1899

2009 - Kevin McGee – UK Producer – Born 1977

Events in LGBT History:

2002 – Azedine Berkane attempted to assassinate Bertrand Delanoe in Paris, France

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