Jane Addams, Everett Klippert, Sylvester, Kate Millett
Born: Jane Addams (1860), Everett Klippert (1926), Sylvester (1947)
Died: Kate Millett (2017)
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06SepBorn 1860166th birthday
Jane Addams
A social reformer whose work for immigrant communities grew into an international campaign for peace.
06SepBorn 1926100th birthdayEverett Klippert
Imprisoned indefinitely for consensual sex with men, Everett Klippert became an unwilling catalyst for reform of Canada's criminal law.
06SepBorn 194779th birthdaySylvester
Sylvester carried gospel intensity into electronic dance music, making an openly gay, flamboyant stage presence part of the sound and freedom of disco.