On this day
05
April

Nisha Ayub, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Allen Ginsberg

Born: Nisha Ayub (1979), Thomas Hitzlsperger (1982)
Died: Allen Ginsberg (1997)

Born on this day

05AprBorn 197947th birthday

Nisha Ayub

Jailed in a men’s prison for wearing women’s clothes, she became Malaysia’s leading voice for trans rights.

05AprBorn 198244th birthday

Thomas Hitzlsperger

The former German international was the most prominent male footballer to come out as gay – in 2014, after his career.

Died on this day

05AprDied 199729th anniversary of death

Allen Ginsberg

The obscenity trial over “Howl” helped make his poetry a landmark in the struggle over free expression.