On this day
02
May

Marco Pannella, Justin Fashanu, Leonardo da Vinci

Born: Marco Pannella (1930)
Died: Justin Fashanu (1998), Leonardo da Vinci (1519)

Born on this day

02MayBorn 193096th birthday

Marco Pannella

Italy’s great civil rights campaigner fought for divorce, abortion and gay rights with hunger strikes – and spoke openly about loving men and women.

Died on this day

02MayDied 199828th anniversary of death

Justin Fashanu

The first professional footballer to come out as gay – a step that cost him dearly in the game he loved.

02MayDied 1519507th anniversary of death

Leonardo da Vinci

The universal genius of the Renaissance was accused of sodomy at 24, never married and lived with young male companions.