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2009 The Russian Orthodox Church enthrones Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow as Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
1995 Alonzo Church, American Mathematician 1995 Howard Hunter, U.S. leader of Mormon Church (1994-95), dies at 87 1995 S van der Linde, church historian, dies at 89 1994 Panic in church of Brazzaville: 142 killed 1994 Ezra Taft Benson, 13th head of Mormon Church, dies at 94 1994 D Nauta, theologist/church historian/lawyer, dies at 96 1994 President guard at Kigali Rwanda, chops 1,200 church members to death 1994 Church in Piedmont Alabama collapses in tornado, 19 killed 1994 Church of England ordains 1st 33 women priests 1994 Maronite church near Beirut bombed, 10 killed 1992 Anglican Church and Church of England OK female priests 1992 Roman Catholic church reinstates Galileo Galilei after 359 years 1992 Flora SA Benson, U.S., wife of President Ezra Taft B of mormon church, dies 1991 Irene the Icon of Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen 1991 Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl ordained in Episcopal Church 1991 Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl is ordained in Episcopal Church 1991 J de Graaf, ethicus/president church and peace, dies 1991 Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church 1990 Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die 1990 Pimen, Sergei Irzyekov, patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 79 1989 Barbara Harris becomes 1st female bishop of a U.S. Episcopal church 1989 Episcopal church appoints 1st female bishop 1988 Russian orthodox church celebrates 1,000th anniversary 1987 Shoot out at Jean-Bertrand Aristides' church in Haiti, 12 die 1987 Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon 1986 Charlotte Church, Welsh Musician 1986 L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74 1985 Spencer W. Kimball, U.S. head of mormon church, dies at 90 1984 Frank Church, Senator-D-Ohio 1957 - 1981, dies at 59 1983 1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome) 1982 Seattle Baptist Church declares sanctuary for Central American refugees 1982 6,000 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1982 2,100 Unification church couples wed in New York City 1982 Over 2000 Unification Church couples marry at New York MSG 1982 Unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion 1981 39 Unification church couples wed in Germany 1978 Joseph Freeman, Jr. is 1st black priest in Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 1978 118 Unification church couples wed in England 1978 16 Unification church couples wed in New York City 1977 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York City 1976 35 Unification church couples wed in New York City 1976 Reverend Joseph Evans elected president of United Church of Christ 1976 Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop 1975 1800 Unification church couples' wed in Korea 1974 Episcopal Church ordained female priests 1974 Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in church 1974 Johnie Church, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Harold B Lee, U.S. head of Mormon Church, dies at 74 1973 Patriarch Shenuda II of Kopitisch church visits the pope 1970 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1970 Sergei U S Aleksi, patriarch of Russian-Orthodox church, dies at 92 1970 Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effect 1969 43 Unification church couples wed in New York City 1968 Willem Kooiman, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 65 1968 Franklin C Fry, U.S. minister (World Rad of Church), dies 1968 University church in Leipzig, East Germany, blown up 1968 United Methodist Church forms 1968 Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept," but wouldn't prohibit rock and roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri 1968 430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea 1966 Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church 1966 1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic and Anglican Church 1964 Roman Catholic Church in U.S. replaces Latin with English 1964 Berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80 1963 4 children killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in Birmingham 1963 124 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1963 Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church 1963 John F. Kennedy speaks at Pauls Church in Frankfurt 1962 Black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia 1962 Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia 1961 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1959 Presbyterian church accepts women preachers 1958 Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers 1958 John Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/church historian, dies at 75 1956 Martin Albertz, German theologist (Jesus Christ's Church), dies at 73 1956 John Lennon (15) and Paul McCartney (13) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen perform at a church dinner 1956 U.S. Methodist church disallows race separation 1955 Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar 1955 Presbyterian Church begins accepting women ministers 1955 Argentine parliament accepts separation of church and state 1954 Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 1954 Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73 1954 HSA-UWC Forms (Unification Church) (Moonies) 1954 Rick Warren, San Jose, California, Pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California 1952 Joel Garner, born in Christ Church, Barbados, right-handed, fast bowler, nicknamed 'Big Bird', West Indian cricketer, played 1979 Cricket World Cup, 1983 Cricket World Cup 1952 Catholic church puts Andre Gides "Labor" on the index 1952 Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1 centuries 1951 Dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir 1950 National Council of Church of Christ in U.S. forms 1950 Polish Catholic church and government sign accord over relations 1950 John Hartman, born in Falls Church, Virginia, rock drummer, Doobie Brothers 1948 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow 1948 Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man', dies 1945 Pope Pius XII encyclical Orientals omnes, about Rutheense church 1945 Johan Eykman, theologist (World Church), dies at 52 1944 Earl Claus von Stauffenberg visits RC church in Berlin-Dahlem 1944 Peter Akinola, born in Ogun, Nigeria, church leader in Nigeria 1943 Belgian church excommunicates nazi Leon Degrelle 1942 Meulenberg robs of church bells 1942 Hans Lietzman, German theologist/church historian, dies at 67 1941 Jeremiah Wright, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pastor Emeritus, former Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, 8,500 member megachurch, former pastor of President Obama, known for politically charged, controversial sermons 1941 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79 1941 Joseph Schmidlin, German church historian, murdered at 67 1940 German Evangelist Church protests against euthanasia pogroms 1940 Goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest 1940 German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) 1939 Terry Waite, Anglican Church envoy/Lebanese hostage 1939 Catholic church beatified the 1st Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha 1937 John Gresham Machen, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church, dies of pneumonia at age 55 1936 Presbyterian Church of America founded at Philadelphia 1935 Ruth Clarke, Moderator, General Assembly of the United Reform Church 1933 Pope Pius XI encyclical "On oppression of the Church in Spain" 1933 Margaret Laird, Commissioner, Third Church Estates 1932 O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1932 Donald Hilton, Moderator, General Assembly of United Reformed Church 1932 British Anglicans and Old-Catholic church merge 1931 Spanish Cortes agrees to separation of Church and State 1931 James Weatherhead, moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1930 Simon Barrington-Ward, born in England, educated at Eton College, Cambridge, 7th Bishop of Coventry in the Church of England, 1985 - 1997, Bishop with pastoral care, University of Cambridge 1930 Ellen Church becomes 1st airline stewardess, United (San Francisco to Cheyenne) 1929 Arthur H Mann, English composer (Church of England Hymnal), dies 1929 Peter Bingham Hinchcliff, British church historian, 1 Sided Reciprocity 1928 Turkey passes separation of church and state 1926 Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico 1926 Frederik Pijper, Dut vicar/church historian (Monasteries), dies at 67 1924 Frank Church, born in Boise, Idaho, Senator-D-Idaho, 1957 - 1981 1924 Lionel Dakers, director, Royal School of Church Music 1922 John Heerbecq, Church commissioner 1921 Adrian Cruft, born Adrian Francis Cruft, son of Eugene Cruft, born in Britain, composer, dubbed a performer's composer, composed church, chamber and orchestral works 1920 Church disforms in Wales 1920 James Whyte, Moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1918 Separation of church and state begins in U.S.S.R. 1914 Hendrik Berkhof, Dutch theologist, Church and Emperor 1914 Roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian, Le Pontificat de Pie IX 1913 Ronald Harris, British 1st Church Estates Commissioner 1911 J de Graaf, Dutch ethicist/president, Church and Peace 1910 Gordon B. Hinckley, born in Utah, religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1910 Pope's encyclical on Editae Saepe, against church reformers 1909 Andrew Herron, Moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1909 Robin Orr, born in Brechin, Scotland, musician, composer, professor of music, composed three operas, Full Circle, Hermiston, On the Razzle, among other symphonies, church music, chamber works 1907 Howard William Hunter, Mormon Church Leader 1907 Helmut Walcha, German organist, church music 1906 Robert Rainy, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views, dies 1906 Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy 1906 Calvinist Reformed Union in Netherlands Church forms in Utrecht 1906 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist, Confessing Church 1906 Pope encyclical against separation of church and state 1905 French Assembly National votes for separation of church and state 1903 Willem Kooiman, Dutch theologist/church historian 1903 Alonzo Church, American Mathematician 1902 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Church in US" 1899 Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist, Church und Welt 1896 John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 1896 Hendrik G Kleyn, church historian dies at 36 1896 Jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian 1895 Spencer W. Kimball, 12th prophet of Mormon church 1890 Mormon Church outlaws polygamy 1890 President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned 1890 Mormon Church renounces polygamy 1889 Joan Collette, Dutch, male, painter, New Church, Delft 1886 Rift at Dutch Reformed Church over "Doleantie" 1885 Berthold Altaner, German church historian, Patrologie 1884 Hans Rott, composer, organist at the Piarist church, praised by Anton Bruchnew, Gustav Mahler, dies at 25 1883 Martin Albertz, German theologist, Church Jesus Christ 1882 Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian, Netherlands Archives 1881 John Gresham Machen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1880 Bernard de Hair, vicar/poet/church historian, dies at 74 1880 Aart A van Schelven, Dutch church historian, Willem of Orange 1880 Otto Dibelius, German theologist/bishop, Confessional Church 1877 Sergei U.S. Aleksi, patriarch of Russian-orthodox church 1877 Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies 1876 Joseph Schmidlin, German church historian/antifascist 1875 Hans Lietzman, German theologist and church historian 1873 David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th President of Mormon church 1873 Pope Pius IX encyclical "On the Church in Armenia" 1870 George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church 1865 John E Feisser, founder (1st Dutch baptist church), dies at 59 1865 Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) 1864 Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia 1864 Battle of Preble's Farm Virginia (Poplar Springs Church) 1864 Battle of Atlanta Georgia (Ezra Church)-second sortie US700 CS4642 1864 Battle at Ezra Chapel (Church), Georgia [Hood's Third Sortie] 1864 Skirmish at Gilgal Church, Georgia 1864 Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia 1864 Cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) Virginia 1864 Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia 1864 Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia 1864 Battle at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia, 1,400 killed or injured 1864 Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia 1864 1st U.S. Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore 1863 2,500 reported killed at Church of La Compana, Santiago Chile 1863 Jesuit church in Chile catches fire, 2,500 die in panic 1863 Mary Church Terrell, civil rights activist 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville - action at Salem Church 1863 Battle of Salem Church, Virginia 1862 Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties) 1862 Skirmish at Union Church, Virginia (Peninsular) 1862 Battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia (Slash Church, Peake's Station) 1861 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist 1861 Battle of Big Bethel Virginia (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats 1859 Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 1859 Hendrik G. Kleyn, church historian 1859 Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian, The Monasteries 1858 Hans Rott, born in Braunhirschengrund, Austria, composer, organist at the Piarist church, praised by Anton Bruchnew, Gustav Mahler 1856 Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th President of Mormon church 1856 Gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos 1854 Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man' 1853 Protestant church questions king Willem III RC bishops 1852 San Francisco Methodists establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist 1847 Bologna: church San Francisco dei Minori Conventuali initiated with premier of Rossini's Tantum ergo 1844 Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death 1843 United Free Church of Scotland forms 1839 Dudley Buck, born in Hartford, Connecticut, organist/church composer 1838 Joseph F Smith, 6th President of Mormon church 1832 Jan van Speyck, Dutch admiral, buried in New Church 1831 Richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71 1830 Joseph Smith and 5 others organizes Mormon church in Seneca Co, New York 1829 John G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian 1826 Frederick Church, U.S. romantic landscape painter, Hudson River Sch 1826 Robert Rainy, born in Glasgow, Scotland, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views 1822 James Varick becomes 1st bishop of Afr Meth Episcopal Zion Church 1821 African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (New York City) 1821 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded (New York) 1817 1st Evangelical church building dedicated, New Berlin, Penn 1816 African Methodist Episcopal Church organizes in Philadelphia 1811 Daniel A. Payne, Bishop/reformer/educator of AME Church 1810 French church annuls marriage of Napoleon I and Josephine 1806 Bernard ter Haar, Dutch vicar/poet/church historian 1805 Joseph Smith, Jr., Sharon Vt, founder, Mormon Church 1805 John E Feisser, theologist/founder 1st Dutch baptist church 1804 Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in U.S., dies 1803 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56 1802 French Protestant church becomes state-supported and -controlled 1801 Brigham Young, religious leader of the Mormon church 1800 Zion AME Church dedicated (New York City) 1797 John Winebrenner, U.S., clergyman, founded Church of God 1796 African Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated 1796 Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is 1st US-African church 1794 African Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated 1794 Richard Allen organizes Philadelphia's Bethel African Meth Episcopal Church 1794 Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, forms 1794 Richard Allen founded AME Church 1793 Nicolaas C. Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist 1792 Gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies 1789 John Odell signs contract for 336 pounds to build St. Peter's church (Bronx) 1788 Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga 1785 Church of England organizes in New England 1784 John Wesley charters Methodist Church 1780 Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator, Free Church of Scotland 1843-47 1772 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion 1770 General Church of New Jerusalem established 1769 Gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000 1768 1st Methodist church in U.S. initiated (Wesley Chapel, New York City) 1763 Thomas Campbell, founder, Church of Disciples in America 1760 Richard Allen, Philadelphia, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church 1751 1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard" 1748 United Lutheran Church of U.S. organized 1746 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet, church songs 1738 Methodist Church forms 1737 Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy 1732 1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, Philadelphia 1732 Mass celebrated for 1st time at St. Joseph's Church in Philadelphia 1724 Cornelis Steenoven is 1st archbishop of Old-Catholic church 1716 Thomas Gray, English poet, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard 1711 Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg, found U.S. Lutheran church 1704 August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in North America 1704 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies 1701 Johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan, bishop 1687 King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church 1682 Nationally Council accept independence of French church 1681 Nikon, Nikita Minin, patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76 1664 1st Baptist Church organizes (Boston) 1652 Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian-orthodox church 1646 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) 1646 Roger Scott was tried in Mass for sleeping in church 1640 Pierre de Fermat writes to Marin Mersenne about Fermat's church thesis 1629 1st non-Separatist Congregational Church in U.S. founded (Salem, MA) 1623 Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian/politician, dies at 70 1605 Nikon, Nikita Minin, patriarch of Russian-orthodox church 1601 Church authorities burn hebrew books in Rome 1600 John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies 1595 Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist, dies at 69 1595 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect, New Church, Amsterdam 1580 Book of Concord, standards of Lutheran Church, 1st published 1568 Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire 1564 Jean Caulvin, John Calvin, priest/church reformer, dies at 54 1560 Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 1560 Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 1558 Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm 1557 Michael Agricola, Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies 1552 Laurentius Andreae, Lars Andersson, Swedish church reformer, dies 1549 Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England 1548 Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer, dies at 44 1542 Leo Judae, Swiss pastor/church reformer 1541 Wolfgang Capito, Kopfel, German church reformer, dies at 63 1539 St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning 1537 King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church" 1536 King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church 1535 Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church 1534 English parliament accepts Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII church leader 1534 English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope 1532 English parliament bans payments by English church to Rome 1531 Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies 1531 Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England 1530 Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 1530 King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church 1528 Treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor and church) 1526 Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist, Historia Martyrum 1525 Johannes Pistorius, Bakker, RC pastor/church reformer, burned at 26 1525 John Pistorius, church reformer, burned at the stake 1525 Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague 1523 Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake 1523 John of Esschen, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake 1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church 1504 Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer 1438 French church/King Charles VII release Pragmatieke Sanctie of Bourges 1416 Jerome of Prague burned as a heretic by Church 1416 Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church 1415 Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany 1390 Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 1322 Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian 1275 Raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies 1267 Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb 766 Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50 735 Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 673 Synod of Hertford opens; canons made for English Church 649 Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies 609 Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church 430 Aurelius Augustinus, church elder/thinker (Belijdenissen), dies at 75 430 Saint Augustine, saint and Doctor of the Church, patron saint of brweers, printers, and theologians, dies at age 75 354 Saint Augustine, born in Souk Ahras, Algeria, saint and Doctor of the Church, patron saint of brweers, printers, and theologians 335 Church of Heilig Grave initiated in Jerusalem |
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