James Pope-Hennessy English writer and historian James Pope-Hennessy was BOTD in 1916. Born in London to an Irish military family, he and his elder brother John were educated at private schools and studied at Oxford U…

English writer, historian and notorious homosexual James Pope-Hennessy was BOTD in 1916, dying in 1974 after being attacked by three young men he picked up at a bar. #jamespopehennessy #bornonthisday #sadgays