Sergei Diaghilev, Lyra McKee, Gilbert Baker
Born: Sergei Diaghilev (1872), Lyra McKee (1990)
Died: Gilbert Baker (2017)
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31MarBorn 1872154th birthday
Sergei Diaghilev
The founder of the Ballets Russes brought together Stravinsky, Nijinsky and Picasso – and loved several of the men he made famous.
31MarBorn 199036th birthdayLyra McKee
A young journalist who wrote about the “ceasefire babies” of Northern Ireland – and about growing up gay. She was shot dead at 29.