On this day
14
April

John Gielgud, Simone de Beauvoir

Born: John Gielgud (1904)
Died: Simone de Beauvoir (1986)

Born on this day

14AprBorn 1904122nd birthday

John Gielgud

The greatest Shakespearean voice of his generation was arrested in 1953 – and the audience gave him a standing ovation.

Died on this day

14AprDied 198640th anniversary of death

Simone de Beauvoir

“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman” – the author of “The Second Sex” also loved women, a side of her life that remains controversial.