Come join us at our Circa-Club monthly events including Drinks Parties & Art Exhibitions. Social Events for 200+ gay professional men and their friends in central London. Complimentary Glass of Wine on arrival. Click for more details
The Information Age gallery celebrates more than 200 years of innovation in information and communication technologies. It's our biggest and most ambitious gallery to date. There are six zones in the gallery, each representing a different technology network: The Cable, The Telephone Exchange, Broadcast, The Constellation, The Cell and The Web. The gallery explores the important events that shaped the development of these networks, from the growth of the worldwide telegraph network in the 19th century, to the influence of mobile phones on our lives today Re-live remarkable moments in history, told through the eyes of those who invented, operated or were affected by the new wave of technology, from the first BBC radio broadcast in 1922 to the dawn of digital TV. Discover how wireless technology saved many lives on the Titanic and spread news of the disaster to the world within hours. You can also hear the personal stories of the operators who worked on the Enfield Telephone Exchange, the last manual exchange. Visit Information Age to discover the remarkable history of information and communication technologies over the past 200 years.
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- 03 May - William Inge (1913β1973), American playwright & novelist
- 04 May β Keith Haring (1958β1990), American artist
- 04 May β Michael Barrymore (1952- ), English actor, comedian & tv presenter of games shows/light entertainment. Born Michael Ciaran Parker
- 07 May β Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840β1893), Russian composer
- 08 May β Tom of Finland (1920β1991), Finnish artist
- 09 May β Alan Bennett (1934β), English playwright, screenwriter, actor & author
- 10 May β Scott Brison (1967β), Canadian politician & federal Cabinet Minister
- 10 May β Steve Gunderson (1951β), American politician & business executive, former Republican congressman
- 11 May β Christopher Bailey (1971β), English business exec, fashion designer, & CEO Burberry Group Inc
- 11 May β Valentino (1932β), Italian fashion designer
- 12 May β Jared Polis (1975β), American Democratic congressman (Colorado), entrepreneur & philanthropist
- 12 May β Gerry Studds (1937β2006), American politician, former Democratic congressman
- 12 May β Robbie Rogers (1987β), American professional soccer player
- 13 May β Armistead Maupin (1944β), American writer
- 13 May β RΓ©al MΓ©nard (1962β), Canadian politician, political scientist & lawyer
- 14 May β Magnus Hirschfeld (1868β1935), German physician & gay rights advocate
- 16 May β Liberace (1919β1987), American entertainer & pianist
- 16 May β Joey Graceffa (1991β), American YouTuber
- 17 May β Robin Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham (1916β1981), British novelist, playwright
- 17 May β Howard Ashman (1950β1991), American playwright & lyricist
- 17 May β Annise Parker (1956β), American politician & Mayor of Houston
- 18 May β Charles Trenet (1913β2001), French singer & songwriter
- 18 May β Don Bachardy (1934β), American portrait artist
- 19 May β Sam Smith (1992β), British singer-songwriter
- 20 May β HonorΓ© de Balzac (1799β1850), French novelist & playwright
- 20 May β Gregory Gray (1959β2019) Northern Irish singer-songwriter
- 21 May β Raymond Burr (1917β1993) Canadian actor
- 21 May β Tom Daley (1994β) British diver & tv personality
- 21 May β Frederick of Hohenau (1857β1914) German aristocrat
- 22 May β Harvey Milk (1930β1978) American politician
- 22 May β Morrissey (1959β) English singer-songwriter
- 22 May β Dale Winton (1955β 2018), English radio DJ & tv presenter
- 24 May β Greg Berlanti (1972β) American television writer, producer & director
- 25 May β Robert Ross (1869β1918), Canadian journalist & art critic
- 25 May β Sir Ian McKellen (1939β) English actor
- 25 May β Julian Clary (1959- ), English actor, comedian, novelist & presenter
- 26 May β Alan Hollinghurst (1954β) English novelist, poet & short story writer
- 26 May β Henry Holland (1983- ), English fashion designer, businessman & blogger
- 27 May β Chris Colfer (1990β) American actor
- 29 May β Rupert Everett (1959β) English actor
- 29 May β Gene Robinson (1947β) American Episcopalian bishop
- 30 May β Bertrand DelanoΓ« (1950β) French politician & former Mayor of Paris
- 31 May β Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945β1982) German movie director & screenwriter
- 31 May β Walt Whitman (1819β1892) American poet, essayist & journalist