Jean Cocteau, Wanda Landowska, Amélie Mauresmo, Megan Rapinoe, Maria Mercè Marçal
Born: Jean Cocteau (1889), Wanda Landowska (1879), Amélie Mauresmo (1979), Megan Rapinoe (1985)
Died: Maria Mercè Marçal (1998)
Born on this day
05JulBorn 1889137th birthday
Jean Cocteau
A poet, filmmaker and artist who carried a language of dreams across several forms of art.
05JulBorn 1879147th birthdayWanda Landowska
Wanda Landowska helped return the harpsichord to the concert stage, while her partnership with Denise Restout sustained a musical life repeatedly disrupted by exile.
05JulBorn 197947th birthdayAmélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo spoke naturally about her girlfriend during a breakthrough tournament in 1999, then built a career that reached world number one, two major titles and tournament leadership.
05JulBorn 198541st birthdayMegan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe used her success in football to campaign for equal pay, racial justice and LGBTQ visibility.