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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

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