Stormé DeLarverie, Maria Janion, Ricky Martin, Heinrich Hössli
Born: Stormé DeLarverie, Maria Janion (1926), Ricky Martin (1971)
Died: Heinrich Hössli (1864)
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24DecBorn
Stormé DeLarverie
Stormé DeLarverie built a long career as a performer and became a protective presence in New York’s lesbian nightlife; her precise role at Stonewall remains disputed.
24DecBorn 1926100th birthdayMaria Janion
Maria Janion reshaped the study of Polish Romanticism and used literary criticism to challenge exclusion in Polish public life.
24DecBorn 197155th birthdayRicky Martin
Ricky Martin helped bring Latin pop to a vast international audience and later made coming out part of his public commitment to his family.