Francis Millet American artist Francis Millet was BOTD in 1848. Born in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, the son of a doctor, he joined the Unionist Army at 15, serving as a drummer boy and as his father’s surgical a…

American artist, butt-muncher and Hallowe’en celebrant Francis Millet was BOTD in 1848, drowning in the Titanic disaster with his live-in boyfriend #ArchibaldButt (see what I did there?) #francismillet #supergays #titanic #titanicgays #buttmuncher #bornonthisday

Archibald Butt American soldier and political aide Archibald Butt was BOTD in 1865. Born in Augusta, Georgia, he grew up in poverty, leaving school at 14 after his father’s death to work and support his fam…

The appropriately-named American soldier, political aide, lifelong bachelor Archibald Butt, who drowned aboard the Titanic with his “roommate” #FrancisMillet, was BOTD in 1865. #archibaldbutt #maybegays #titanic #bornonthisday