1995 Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author, dies at 53
1995 Yehuda Meir Getz, rabbi/soldier/religious leader, dies at 71
1995 Trevor Oswald Ling, religious Studies Professor, dies at 75
1993 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria
1991 Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname religious leader, dies
1979 Fulton J. Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in New York City at 84
1979 Little Richard quits rock and roll for religious pursuit
1977 World's largest crowd-12.7 million-for Indian religious festival
1976 Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies
1972 Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51
1970 Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult
1957 New York City is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law)
1947 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79
1941 Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author
1941 Vichy-France makes religious education in school mandatory
1933 Aga Khan, religious leader, Muslims
1930 1st religious services telecast in U.S. (W2XBS New York City)
1928 Hans Kung, Swiss religious theologist
1921 1st religious service radio broadcast in U.S., KDKA-Pittsburgh
1920 Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist/cartoonist
1920 Trevor Oswald Ling, religious studies professor
1907 Mircea Eliade, religious historian, Le Yoga
1893 Antoon Schweigmann, Dutch religious poet/resistance fighter
1888 Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist, Religious Build Up
1886 Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer, Star Maker
1883 Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74
1880 Salvation Army of England sets up U.S. welfare and religious activity
1879 St. Bernadette, Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, 1844, religious visionary
1876 Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan
1875 Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms
1868 Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian
1865 L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker
1863 Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer
1861 Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer, How I Became a Christian
1860 Henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69
1832 Gregory XVI encyclical On liberalism and religious indifferentism
1823 Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader, US capitol
1813 1st U.S. relig newspaper (Religious Remembrancer (Christian Observer))
1801 Brigham Young, painter/religious leader, Mormon church, /polygamist
1791 Lydia Sigourney, U.S., religious author, How to Be Happy
1790 Johann N von Hontheim, German religious historian/Bishop, dies
1759 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89
1743 1st U.S. religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston
1696 Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Ital theologist/bishop/religious order founder
1695 New York Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties
1688 Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader, Angelic Wisdom
1669 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor
1665 NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights
1659 Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in U.S.)
1638 Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony
1635 Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony
1633 Carlo Caraffa, Ital jesuit/religious order founder, dies at about 72
1629 Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies
1623 Blaise Pascal, mathematician/physicist/religious writer, Pascal
1616 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic
1608 Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44
1563 Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, Caracciolini
1546 Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62
1509 John Calvin, Protestant religious reformer/theologian
1401 William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London
1384 John Wycliffe, English religious reformer/bible translator, dies
1324 Zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai and Shingon
1221 Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)
1202 Joachim Van Fiore, Italian religious founder (Joachimism), dies
838 Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred
680 Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom
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