On this day
10
November

Phyllis Lyon, Anita Berber, Arthur Rimbaud

Born: Phyllis Lyon (1924)
Died: Anita Berber (1928), Arthur Rimbaud (1891)

Born on this day

10NovBorn 1924102nd birthday

Phyllis Lyon

With Del Martin she founded America’s first lesbian organisation – and after 55 years together, they were the first couple to marry in San Francisco.

Died on this day

10NovDied 192898th anniversary of death

Anita Berber

Her dance, films and public image challenged the boundaries of respectability in Weimar Berlin.

10NovDied 1891135th anniversary of death

Arthur Rimbaud

He transformed French poetry as a teenager, then abandoned writing for a life of travel and trade.