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2000 Roger Vadim, director, And God Created Woman, dies at 72
1999 Jean Shepherd, writer/radio artist, ", In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, ", dies at 78 1996 "God Said, Ha!" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 22 performances 1996 "God Said, Ha!," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 22 performances 1994 Barry Sullivan, actor (Streets of SF, Oh, God!), dies at 81 1989 Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101 1988 "Don't Get God Started" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 86 performances 1987 "Don't Get God Started" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 86 performances 1987 PTL's Jim Bakker and Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God 1986 Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh North Carolina at 78 1982 John Pielmeier's "Agnes of God," premieres in New York City 1980 34th Tony Awards: Children of a Lesser God and Evita win 1980 Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God," premieres in New York City 1979 David Lopez, Queens, New York, actor, and God Created Women, Ghostwriter 1976 Reverend Sun Myung Moon holds "God Bless America" convention 1976 God Shammgod, NBA guard, Washington Wizards 1975 "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1 1972 Adrian J Zoetmulder, author (God's Hour), dies at 91 1972 "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 6 performances 1972 "Hard Job Being God" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 6 performances 1967 Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 1967 Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87 1965 Damien Hirst, born in Bristol, England, artist, richest living artist to date, 'For the Love of God' a diamond-encrusted scull sculpture, sold for 50 million pounds in 2007 1961 Frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA 1961 U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God 1958 Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies 1956 Photography begins on "... and God Created Women" 1956 Lyle Lovett, born in Klein, Texas, country singer, God Will, Joshua Judges Ruth 1956 U.S. motto, In God We Trust, authorized 1955 Claus Strigel, director, Obituary for the Automobile, Act of God 1955 Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say "In God We Trust" 1955 Congress orders all U.S. coins bear motto "In God We Trust" 1954 President Eisenhower signs order adding words 'under God' to the Pledge 1953 Midge Ure, Glasgow Scot, rocker, Dear God, Ultravox-We Came to Dance 1950 William Hurt, born in Washington D.C., actor, Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God 1950 Johanna E "Joke" Beerens, actress, Schipper Next to God 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 1946 Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god 1943 John Denver, New Mexico, singer, 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Thank God He's a Country Boy' 1943 Neale Donald Walsch, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, author, wrote series of books titled, 'Conversations With God', which include, 'What God Wants', 'Happier than God', 'Friendship with God', ' Communion with God' 1940 Lee Greenwood, country singer, God Bless the USA 1939 Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" 1938 1st play telecast with original Broadway cast, "Susan and God" 1934 Brigitte Bardot, born in Paris, France, sex kitten, And God Created Women 1931 Kristin Hunter, Eggleston, U.S. author, God Bless the Child 1929 Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies 1928 Jack Lord, New York City, actor, Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre 1928 Larry Gelbart, writer/producer/actor, Oh God!, M*A*S*H 1928 Roger Vadim, born in France, director, And God Created Women, Barbarella 1927 Thomas J J Altizer, Massachusetts, U.S. Radical theologian, God is Dead 1926 Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, actor, God's Little Acre, Green Beret 1926 Eugene O'Neill's "Great God Brown," premieres in New York City 1913 Stuart J[ames] Byrne, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Man, God Man 1911 Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist, God's Murderer 1910 Donald Coggan, English archbishop of York/Canterbury, Glory of God 1909 Kate Smith, singer, God Bless America, Philadelphia Flyer luck charm 1907 Anghelos Terzakis, Greece, writer, Without God 1906 William Empson, English poet and critic, Milton's God 1903 Erskine P Caldwell, author, Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre 1899 Marnix Gijsen, baron Jan-Albert Goris, Flemish writer, Grote God Pan 1898 Leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist, Whom the God's Love 1897 Frank Fay, born in San Francisco, California, actor, God's Gift to Women, Love Nest 1896 George Burns, New York City, actor/comedian, Oh God 1896 Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor and director, Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre 1895 Anton G J van de Velde, Flemish writer and director, God and the Worms 1888 John Crowe Ransom, U.S. poet and critic, God Without Thunder 1882 Wyndham Lewis, English author/painter, Tarr, Apes of God 1881 Cecil B deMille, Massachusetts, directed God, 10 Commandments, Cleopatra 1878 Jozef C. Bittremieux, Flemish theologist, Virgin and Mother of God 1878 Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet, God at Sea 1873 Charles Pierre Peguy, Orleans Fr, Catholic writer, God Speaks 1864 U.S. mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust") 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 1855 Josiah Royce, U.S., philosopher, conception of God 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' 1844 Samuel FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg) 1843 Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy 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 1797 John Winebrenner, U.S., clergyman, founded Church of God 1793 France ends forced worship of God 1646 Mass uses death penalty for denying that Saint Copybook is God's word 1607 "God Save the King" is 1st sung 1563 John Bull, composer of British national anthem (God Save The King), dies 1502 Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader, Children of God 600 Pope Gregory the Great decreea saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze |
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