2000 Death Deborah Laake, writer, Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond, dies at 47 1995 Death Howard Hunter, U.S. leader of Mormon Church (1994-95), dies at 87 1994 Death Ezra Taft Benson, 13th head of Mormon Church, dies at 94 1992 Death Flora SA Benson, U.S., wife of President Ezra Taft B of mormon church, dies 1985 Death Spencer W. Kimball, U.S. head of mormon church, dies at 90 1978 Event Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery 1973 Death Harold B Lee, U.S. head of Mormon Church, dies at 74 1972 Death Joseph F Smith, Jr., leader U.S. mormon chuch, dies at 95 1970 Death David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 1907 Birthday Howard William Hunter, Mormon Church Leader 1906 Event Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy 1896 Event Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state 1895 Birthday Spencer W. Kimball, 12th prophet of Mormon church 1893 Event Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated 1893 Event U.S. President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy 1890 Event Mormon Church outlaws polygamy 1890 Event President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned 1890 Event Mormon Church renounces polygamy 1877 Death Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies 1873 Birthday David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th President of Mormon church 1871 Event Brigham Young, mormon leader, arrest for bigamy 1870 Birthday George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church 1856 Birthday Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th President of Mormon church 1850 Event Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois destroyed by tornado 1847 Event Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah 1846 Event Beginning of Mormon march to west US 1844 Event Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death 1843 Event Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy 1841 Event Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Missouri 1838 Birthday Joseph F Smith, 6th President of Mormon church 1837 Event 1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio 1836 Event 1st Mormon temple dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio 1832 Event Mormon Joseph Smith beaten, tarred and feathered in Ohio 1830 Event Joseph Smith and 5 others organizes Mormon church in Seneca Co, New York 1805 Birthday Joseph Smith, Jr., Sharon Vt, founder, Mormon Church 1801 Birthday Brigham Young, religious leader of the Mormon church
