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2012 Event - The 'Lamb of God', the first panels of the Ghent Altarpiece are secretly moved from Saint Bavo Cathedral for a five-year restoration at the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts; the panels are likely the most frequently stolen artwork in history 2012 Event - At the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the U.S. Democratic Party vote three separate times in order to approve putting the terms, 'God', 'Jerusalem', and 'Israel' back into the platform 2010 Death - Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols manager/notorious for the banned "God Save the Queen" single, dies in New York. 2000 Death - Roger Vadim, director, And God Created Woman, dies at 72 1999 Death - Jean Shepherd, writer/radio artist, ", In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, ", dies at 78 1996 Event - "God Said, Ha!" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 22 performances 1996 Event - "God Said, Ha!," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 22 performances 1994 Death - Barry Sullivan, actor (Streets of SF, Oh, God!), dies at 81 1989 Death - Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101 1988 Event - "Don't Get God Started" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 86 performances 1987 Event - "Don't Get God Started" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 86 performances 1987 Event - PTL's Jim Bakker and Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God 1986 Death - Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh North Carolina at 78 1982 Event - John Pielmeier's "Agnes of God," premieres in New York City 1980 Event - 34th Tony Awards: Children of a Lesser God and Evita win 1980 Event - Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God," premieres in New York City 1979 Birthday - David Lopez, Queens, New York, actor, and God Created Women, Ghostwriter 1976 Event - Reverend Sun Myung Moon holds "God Bless America" convention 1976 Birthday - God Shammgod, NBA guard, Washington Wizards 1975 Event - "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1 1972 Death - Adrian J Zoetmulder, author (God's Hour), dies at 91 1972 Event - "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 6 performances 1972 Event - "Hard Job Being God" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 6 performances 1967 Death - Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 1967 Death - Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87 1965 Birthday - 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 Death - Frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA 1961 Event - U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God 1958 Death - Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies 1956 Event - Photography begins on "... and God Created Women" 1956 Birthday - Lyle Lovett, born in Klein, Texas, country singer, God Will, Joshua Judges Ruth 1956 Event - U.S. motto, In God We Trust, authorized 1955 Birthday - Claus Strigel, director, Obituary for the Automobile, Act of God 1955 Event - Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say "In God We Trust" 1955 Event - Congress orders all U.S. coins bear motto "In God We Trust" 1954 Event - President Eisenhower signs order adding words 'under God' to the Pledge 1953 Birthday - Midge Ure, Glasgow Scot, rocker, Dear God, Ultravox-We Came to Dance 1950 Birthday - William Hurt, born in Washington D.C., actor, Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God 1950 Birthday - Johanna E "Joke" Beerens, actress, Schipper Next to God 1948 Death - 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 1947 Birthday - Malcolm McLaren, founded rock group, Sex Pistols 'God Save the Queen' 1946 Event - Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god 1943 Birthday - John Denver, New Mexico, singer, 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Thank God He's a Country Boy' 1943 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Lee Greenwood, country singer, God Bless the USA 1939 Event - Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" 1938 Event - 1st play telecast with original Broadway cast, "Susan and God" 1934 Birthday - Brigitte Bardot, born in Paris, France, sex kitten, And God Created Women 1931 Birthday - Kristin Hunter, Eggleston, U.S. author, God Bless the Child 1929 Death - Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies 1928 Birthday - Jack Lord, New York City, actor, Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre 1928 Birthday - Larry Gelbart, writer/producer/actor, Oh God!, M*A*S*H 1928 Birthday - Roger Vadim, born in France, director, And God Created Women, Barbarella 1927 Birthday - Thomas J J Altizer, Massachusetts, U.S. Radical theologian, God is Dead 1926 Birthday - Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, actor, God's Little Acre, Green Beret 1926 Event - Eugene O'Neill's "Great God Brown," premieres in New York City 1913 Birthday - Stuart J[ames] Byrne, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Man, God Man 1911 Birthday - Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist, God's Murderer 1910 Birthday - Donald Coggan, English archbishop of York/Canterbury, Glory of God 1909 Birthday - Kate Smith, singer, God Bless America, Philadelphia Flyer luck charm 1907 Birthday - Anghelos Terzakis, Greece, writer, Without God 1906 Birthday - William Empson, English poet and critic, Milton's God 1903 Birthday - Erskine P Caldwell, author, Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre 1899 Birthday - Marnix Gijsen, baron Jan-Albert Goris, Flemish writer, Grote God Pan 1898 Birthday - Leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist, Whom the God's Love 1897 Birthday - Frank Fay, born in San Francisco, California, actor, God's Gift to Women, Love Nest 1896 Birthday - George Burns, New York City, actor/comedian, Oh God 1896 Birthday - Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor and director, Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre 1895 Birthday - Anton G J van de Velde, Flemish writer and director, God and the Worms 1888 Birthday - John Crowe Ransom, U.S. poet and critic, God Without Thunder 1882 Birthday - Wyndham Lewis, English author/painter, Tarr, Apes of God 1881 Birthday - Cecil B deMille, Massachusetts, directed God, 10 Commandments, Cleopatra 1878 Birthday - Jozef C. Bittremieux, Flemish theologist, Virgin and Mother of God 1878 Birthday - Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet, God at Sea 1873 Birthday - Charles Pierre Peguy, Orleans Fr, Catholic writer, God Speaks 1864 Event - U.S. mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust") 1863 Death - 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 Birthday - Josiah Royce, U.S., philosopher, conception of God 1854 Birthday - 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 Event - Samuel FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg) 1843 Event - Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy 1814 Birthday - 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 Birthday - John Winebrenner, U.S., clergyman, founded Church of God 1793 Event - France ends forced worship of God 1646 Event - Mass uses death penalty for denying that Saint Copybook is God's word 1607 Event - "God Save the King" is 1st sung 1563 Death - John Bull, composer of British national anthem (God Save The King), dies 1502 Birthday - Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader, Children of God 600 Event - Pope Gregory the Great decreea saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze |
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