On this day
04
January

Alicia Garza, Michael Stipe, Christopher Isherwood

Born: Alicia Garza (1981), Michael Stipe (1960)
Died: Christopher Isherwood (1986)

Born on this day

04JanBorn 198145th birthday

Alicia Garza

Her words after the Trayvon Martin verdict helped give Black Lives Matter its name.

04JanBorn 196066th birthday

Michael Stipe

The voice of R.E.M. has described himself as queer and attracted to both men and women – long before the word was common.

Died on this day

04JanDied 198640th anniversary of death

Christopher Isherwood

His Berlin stories helped inspire “Cabaret”; later writing made his own gay life and relationships explicit.