Playwright Oscar Wilde's homosexuality is exposed when he brings a libel action against his lover's father, leading to his own prosecution.
5 October 1920, London, England, UK
13 October 1901, Harrogate, Yorkshire [now North Yorkshire], England, UK
18 February 1915, Chelsea, London, England, UK
2 May 1925, Willesden, London, England, UK
1 September 1920, Elstree, England, UK
15 December 1909, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
26 May 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK
26 September 1909, Roodeport, Transvaal, South Africa
23 June 1915, Twyford, Berkshire, England, UK
December 7, 1927 in London, England, UK
14 July 1891, London, England, UK
16 April 1907, Stirling, Scotland, UK
5 December 1911, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
July 26, 1945 in Belgrave, England, UK
March 28, 1900 in Weston-super-Mare, England, UK
10 August 1918, London, England, UK
19 December 1902, Tivoli Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
16 January 1907, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
August 27, 1909 in Casal Paola, Malta

