1996 Death John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76 1970 Event Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effect 1966 Event U.S. RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays 1965 Event RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper 1963 Event Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church 1962 Event Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control 1951 Death Alfred Hugenberg, German RC president-director of Krupp/media magnate, dies 1950 Event Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague 1948 Death Henricus A Poels, Dutch RC theologist/social foreman, dies at 80 1947 Death Franz Zorell, German RC lexicographer, dies at 84 1947 Event Dutch RC bishops publish manifest against "godless communism" 1944 Event Earl Claus von Stauffenberg visits RC church in Berlin-Dahlem 1943 Event Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews 1942 Event RC churches protest, Dutch bishops stand against spread of Judaism 1942 Death Titus Brandsma, Anno Sjoerd, Dutch RC priest (Dachau), dies 1934 Event Dutch RC Bishops warn against fascism/nazism 1930 Birthday Michael Bowen, RC Archbishop, Southwark 1928 Death Alphonse MAJ Ariens, Dutch RC pastor/social worker, dies at 68 1920 Birthday Derek Worlock, English RC archbishop, Liverpool 1920 Birthday John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool 1911 Birthday Paul Eekman, Flemish RC politician, 1964- 1905 Event Ngindo-rebellion killed 5 RC German clergymen in East-Africa 1894 Death Willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71 1883 Birthday Alfred Wikenhauser, German RC exegetist, John-Apokalyps 1873 Death Leonardus Lightenvelt, minister of RC Worship, dies at 78 1872 Death Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 1868 Birthday Henricus A. Poels, Dutch RC theologist/social foreman 1865 Birthday Alfred Hugenberg, German RC president-director of Krupp/media magnate 1863 Birthday Franz Zorell, German RC exegetist/lexicographer 1860 Death Cornelius Broere, Dutch RC clergyman/poet, dies at 57 1853 Event Protestant church questions king Willem III RC bishops 1847 Death Joachim G le Sage at Trousers, RC foreman/publicist, dies at 71 1844 Event RC Society Apostole of Prayer forms 1834 Death Antonius van Gils, RC theologist (against Relief), dies at 75 1828 Death Cornelis Stevens, Belgian RC foreman/polemist, dies at 80 1823 Birthday Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian 1809 Birthday Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname 1804 Birthday Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician, RC 1795 Birthday Leonardus A Lightenvelt, minister of RC Worship, 1848 . .53 1765 Death Frans I Stefanus, RC German emperor (1745-65), dies at 56 1758 Birthday Antonius van Gils, Dutch RC theologist, opposed Enlightenment 1747 Birthday Cornelis Stevens, Belgium, RC foreman/polemist, Le sophisme devoile 1742 Death Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64 1741 Birthday Jozef II, arch duke of Austria/RC German emperor, 1765-90 1686 Death Joannes B van Neercassel, RC spiritual leader of Netherlands, dies at 60 1678 Birthday Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop 1673 Event English king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions 1671 Event French King Louis XIV and RC German emperor Leopold I sign secret anti-Dutch treaty 1661 Death Jacobus de la Torra, RC apostole vicar of Holland, dies at about 53 1654 Death Ferdinand, son of RC emperor Ferdinand III, dies 1648 Birthday Peter Codde, RC apostole vicar, 1688-1704 1645 Event Battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beats RC emperor Ferdinand III 1630 Death Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 1614 Death Sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66 1564 Event Maximilian II succeeds his father Ferdinand II as RC emperor 1531 Event Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant 1527 Event Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions 1525 Death Johannes Pistorius, Bakker, RC pastor/church reformer, burned at 26 1419 Death Wenzel/Vaclav IV, Wenceslas, drunken RC German king, dies at 58 1248 Event Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German emperor 1165 Event RC German emperor Frederik I Barbarossa visits Utrecht 1056 Death Henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies