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2006 Pope Benedict XVI quotes a criticism of the Islamic faith leading to mass protests
1994 Faith Davis, oldest triplets (Charity and Hope survive), dies at 95 1991 "A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV 1990 Rick Grech, rocker (Blind Faith, Traffic), dies at 44 1989 31st Grammy Awards: Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman 1978 Faith Baldwin, U.S. author (They Who Love), dies at 84 1976 Lukas Haas, actor, Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith 1976 Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies 1974 Supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert 1973 Faith Evans, American Musician 1971 Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 1968 Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74 1968 Helen Keller, blind and deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87 1968 Mike Patton, Eureka California, rocker, Faith No More-The Real Thing 1967 Faith Hill, American Musician 1964 Faith Ford, born in Louisiana, actress, Another World, Corky-Murphy Brown 1963 Roddy Bottum, born in Los Angeles, California, rock keyboardist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1963 Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends U.S. Proj Mercury 1963 Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched 1963 Billy Gould, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist, Faith No More 1962 Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer, Faith No More 1961 Jim Martin, born in Oakland California, rock guitarist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1957 Faith Prince, Augusta, Georgia, Broadway actress, Guys and Dolls, Carousel 1957 Faith Daniels, news anchor, CBS-TV 1954 Anne Lamott, born in San Fransisco, California, author and activist, wrote 'Grace: Thoughts on Faith' and 'Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith' 1952 John Hiatt, U.S. singer and songwriter, Have a Little Faith in Me 1952 John Dewey, U.S. philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 1947 Faith Brown, impressionist 1947 Mike Reid, Altoona Penn, country singer, Walk on Faith 1945 Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist, Blind Faith, Traffic 1944 Aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/U.S. evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53 1940 Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want? 1935 Tony Campolo, born in America, pastor, speaker, author, promotes evangelical reform, leader, 'Red Letter Christian' movement, focusing on Christ's teachings, wrote, 'A Reasonable Faith', known for famous sermon, 'It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming!' 1931 James Tolkan Calumet, born in Michigan, actor, Weekend War, Leap of Faith 1930 Faith Ringgold, American Artist 1928 Sheila Faith, MP/MEP 1927 Marion Williams, U.S. gospel singers, Stars of Faith 1925 Faith Domergue, born in New Orleans, actress, House of 7 Corpses 1918 1st concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, SF 1916 Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 1908 Percy Faith, conductor, Summer Place 1896 Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1894 Indian chiefs from the Sioux and Onondaga tribes met to urge their people to renounce Christianity and return to their old Indian faith 1893 Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle, New York, author/novelist, They Who Love 1869 William V Moody, U.S. poet, Death of Eve, Faith Healer 1863 Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies 1822 Society for Propagation of Faith starts (Lyon, France) 1817 Baha'u'llah, Mirza Husayn Ali, founded Baha'i faith 1814 Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham 1801 Novalis, philosopher of early German Romanticism, author, wrote 'Pollen, Faith and Love', 'Hymns to the Night', dies from tuberculosis in the Germany, at age 28 1772 Novalis, born in Oberwiederstedt, Germany, philosopher of early German Romanticism, author, wrote 'Pollen, Faith and Love', 'Hymns to the Night' 1727 New York General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath 1581 James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 1521 Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith" |
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