On this day
28
May

Corine Mauch, Violette Leduc

Born: Corine Mauch (1960)
Died: Violette Leduc (1972)

Born on this day

28MayBorn 196066th birthday

Corine Mauch

Zurich’s first woman mayor served from 2009 to 2026, bringing an openly lesbian presence to the city’s highest office.

Died on this day

28MayDied 197254th anniversary of death

Violette Leduc

Her frank account of love between two schoolgirls was censored in the 1950s – and her memoir “La Bâtarde” became a bestseller.