2013 Event Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam 2013 Event Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI returns to live in Vatican City the Mater Ecclesiae two months after resigning as Pope 1941 Birthday 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 1940 Birthday Lewis Spratlan, born in Miami, Florida, composer, contemporary classical music genre, Professor of Music Emeritus, Amherst College 1939 Birthday Stuart Sutherland, Professor Emeritus, Sussex U 1927 Birthday Alan Betts, emeritus professor, Royal Veterinary College 1926 Birthday Lawrence Jackson, Provost Emeritus, Blackburn 1921 Birthday Roger Nixon, born in California, musician, composer, professor of music, composed for orchestra, band, choir, opera, Professor Emeritus of Music, San Francisco State University 1913 Birthday Van Carlyle Wilton-Davies, archdeacon Emeritus, Oxford 1906 Birthday Kathleen Tillotson, Emeritus Professor of English, Bedford College
