Marianne Hoppe, Adrienne Monnier, Ma Rainey, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Dora Richter, Yun Hyon-seok
Born: Marianne Hoppe (1909), Adrienne Monnier (1892), Ma Rainey (1886), Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889)
Died: Dora Richter (1966), Yun Hyon-seok (2003)
Born on this day
Marianne Hoppe
One of the great German actresses of the 20th century was married to Gustaf Gründgens – and loved women, including Therese Giehse.
26AprBorn 1892134th birthdayAdrienne Monnier
Her bookshop on the rue de l’Odéon was the heart of literary Paris – and across the street lived and worked her partner, Sylvia Beach.
26AprBorn 1886140th birthdayMa Rainey
The “Mother of the Blues” sang about loving women and wearing a collar and tie – in 1928.
26AprBorn 1889137th birthdayLudwig Wittgenstein
One of the most important philosophers of the 20th century gave away his fortune – and loved a series of young men, as his coded diaries reveal.
Died on this day
Dora Richter
New archival discoveries show that a pioneer of trans healthcare survived Nazi rule and lived into the 1960s.
26AprDied 200323rd anniversary of deathYun Hyon-seok
A young gay poet and activist whose death in 2003 led South Korea to stop classifying homosexuality as harmful to young people.