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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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