2014 Event The Islamic State captures the Iraqi town of Sinjar, home to the country's Yazidi religious minority population; residents fled in advance of the extremists, who have demanded that non-Muslim residents convert to Islam or face death 2011 Event In Tibet, several acts of self-immolation prompt exiled Tibetans in India to urge the Chinese government to end its repressive policies restricting the Tibetan's religious freedom 1995 Death Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author, dies at 53 1995 Death Yehuda Meir Getz, rabbi/soldier/religious leader, dies at 71 1995 Death Trevor Oswald Ling, religious Studies Professor, dies at 75 1993 Event 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria 1991 Death Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname religious leader, dies 1979 Death Fulton J. Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in New York City at 84 1979 Event Little Richard quits rock and roll for religious pursuit 1977 Event World's largest crowd-12.7 million-for Indian religious festival 1976 Death Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies 1972 Death Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51 1970 Event Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult 1960 Death Ernest Holmes, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine, dies 1957 Event New York City is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) 1947 Death Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 1941 Birthday Lex Hixon, religious teacher/author 1941 Event Vichy-France makes religious education in school mandatory 1933 Birthday Aga Khan, religious leader, Muslims 1932 Birthday Charles Stanley, born in Dry Fork, Virginia, senior pastor, founder of In Touch Ministries, created globally syndicated religious broadcasts, appearing in 500 radio stations, 300 television stations, in 49 languages 1930 Event 1st religious services telecast in U.S. (W2XBS New York City) 1928 Birthday Hans Kung, Swiss religious theologist 1921 Event 1st religious service radio broadcast in U.S., KDKA-Pittsburgh 1920 Birthday Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist/cartoonist 1920 Birthday Trevor Oswald Ling, religious studies professor 1919 Death Amelia Barr, writer, novelist, wrote for religious periodicals, novels include 'The Lone House', 'Shela Vedder', dies 1910 Birthday Gordon B. Hinckley, born in Utah, religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1907 Birthday Mircea Eliade, religious historian, Le Yoga 1893 Birthday Antoon Schweigmann, Dutch religious poet/resistance fighter 1891 Death Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true, dies, date of death celebrated by Theosophists, who call it, Whilte Lotus Day 1888 Birthday Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist, Religious Build Up 1887 Birthday Ernest Holmes, born in Lincoln, Maine, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine 1886 Birthday Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer, Star Maker 1883 Death Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74 1880 Event Salvation Army of England sets up U.S. welfare and religious activity 1879 Birthday St. Bernadette, Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, 1844, religious visionary 1876 Event Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan 1875 Event Andrassy Note calls for Christian-Muslim religious freedoms 1868 Birthday Franz V M Cumont, Belgian religious historian 1865 Birthday L H Perquin, Dutch religious radio speaker 1863 Death Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies 1861 Birthday Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer, How I Became a Christian 1860 Death Henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69 1832 Event Gregory XVI encyclical On liberalism and religious indifferentism 1831 Birthday Helena Blavatsky, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true 1831 Birthday Amelia Barr, born in Ulverston, England, writer, novelist, wrote for religious periodicals, novels include 'The Lone House', 'Shela Vedder' 1823 Birthday Mother Joseph, Esther Pariseau, religious leader, US capitol 1814 Birthday Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham 1813 Event 1st U.S. relig newspaper (Religious Remembrancer (Christian Observer)) 1801 Birthday Brigham Young, religious leader of the Mormon church 1791 Birthday Lydia Sigourney, U.S., religious author, How to Be Happy 1790 Death Johann N von Hontheim, German religious historian/Bishop, dies 1759 Death Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 1743 Event 1st U.S. religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston 1696 Birthday Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/religious order founder 1695 Event New York Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties 1688 Birthday Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader, Angelic Wisdom 1669 Birthday Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor 1665 Event NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights 1659 Event Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in U.S.) 1638 Event Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony 1635 Event Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony 1633 Death Carlo Caraffa, Italian jesuit/religious order founder, dies at about 72 1629 Event Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies 1623 Birthday Blaise Pascal, mathematician/physicist/religious writer, Pascal 1616 Birthday Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic 1608 Death Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44 1563 Birthday Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, Caracciolini 1546 Death Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62 1509 Birthday John Calvin, Protestant religious reformer/theologian 1401 Death William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London 1384 Death John Wycliffe, English religious reformer/bible translator, dies 1324 Event Zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai and Shingon 1221 Death Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) 1202 Death Joachim Van Fiore, Italian religious founder (Joachimism), dies 838 Death Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred 680 Event Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom
