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1980 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran

1978 Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74

1970 Holy Eucharist given by women for 1st time in Roman Catholic service

1961 U.S. nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours

1948 Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81

1947 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47

1925 Beirut sultan Pasja al-Atrasj calls Druzen for holy war against France

1925 Francisco Rabal, born in Aguilas, Spain, actor, Holy Innocents, Camorra

1920 Ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies

1914 Turks sultan Jamal Pasja declares a German holy war

1909 Petar Segedin, Croatian novelist, Holy Devil

1903 Nicolas Nabokov, Near Lubcha Minsk Russia, composer, Holy Devil

1883 Arabi Pasha declares a holy war in Egypt

1867 Pope Pius IX declares Gorcumse holy martyrs

1866 Alfred Holy, composer

1852 Edward Austin Abbey, U.S., painter, Quest of the Holy Grail

1818 1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria)

1815 Russia, Prussia and Austria sign Holy Alliance

1809 Cornelia Connelly, Philadelphia, founder, Society of the Holy Child Jesus

1790 Joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48

1768 Francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor, 1792-1806

1739 Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia and threaten Belgrade

1719 Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire

1714 Treaty of Baden: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and France, ends War of Spanish Succession, French retain Alsace, Austria gets bank of Rhine

1708 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor, 1745-1765

1705 Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64

1697 Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor, 1742-45

1648 Treaty of Westphalia ends 30 year war and Holy Roman Empire

1644 Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar/literature, David's holy saint graduals

1640 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1658-1705

1637 Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor

1619 Ferdinand II elected Holy Roman Emperor

1619 Matthias II, Holy Roman Catholic emperor (1611-19), dies

1608 Thomas Fuller, England, literary, History of the Holy War

1584 Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and Holy Roman empire

1574 France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots

1568 Holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace

1558 Charles V, King of Spain (Carlos I)/Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 58

1558 Ferdinand I appointed Holy Roman emperor

1557 Matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor, 1612-19

1515 Congress of Vienna settles issues between Poland and Holy Roman Empire

1508 Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor

1500 Carlos V, King of Spain, 1516-56, Holy Roman Emperor

1492 "Pentateuch" (Jewish holy book) 1st printed

1477 Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of

1368 Sigismund, Nurnberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor, 1410-37

1361 Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor, 1378-1400

1345 Holy spirit glides above fire: "the miracle of Amsterdam" (legend)

1298 Albert I, son of Rudolf of Habsburg, crowned Holy Roman Emperor

1291 Rudolf I, King of Germany and Holy Roman Empire, dies

1252 Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castilie/Leon, dies

1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy

1118 Pope Gelasius II excommunicated Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

973 Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60

912 Otto I, the Great, German king, Holy Roman emperor, 962-73

905 Holy Roman Catholic emperor Louis III captured

742 Charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor, 800-14

325 Council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity


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