On this day
14
July

Arthur Laurents, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

Born: Arthur Laurents (1917)
Died: Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1895)

Born on this day

14JulBorn 1917109th birthday

Arthur Laurents

The writer of “West Side Story” and “Gypsy” also helped bring a gay couple’s story to Broadway as a director.

Died on this day

14JulDied 1895131st anniversary of death

Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

In 1867 he stood before a congress of jurists and demanded an end to laws against love between men – often called the first public coming out.