Willem Arondéus, Alan L. Hart, Pauli Murray
Died: Willem Arondéus (1943), Alan L. Hart (1962), Pauli Murray (1985)
Died on this day
01JulDied 194383rd anniversary of death
Willem Arondéus
He helped blow up the Amsterdam population register to protect Jews from the Nazis – and before his execution said: “Tell people that homosexuals are not cowards.”
01JulDied 196264th anniversary of deathAlan L. Hart
A physician, novelist and early figure in trans history, he helped expand the use of X-rays to detect tuberculosis.
01JulDied 198541st anniversary of deathPauli Murray
A civil rights lawyer whose ideas shaped both Brown v. Board of Education and women’s rights law – and who struggled all their life with gender.