2014 Event Israel reopens Jerusalem's Temple Mount a day after closing it to visitors in the wake of the shooting of activist Yehudah Glick; however, security restrictions have been applied to Muslim men seeking to pray at the site 2014 Event Israel closes visitation to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, citing security concerns after the shooting of Israeli activist Yehudah Glick; Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claims that the action is a 'declaration of war' 2013 Event A 1,400 year old treasure, called 'the Ophel Treasure' is discovered near the foot of Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem 2010 Event Egypt announces the discovery of a granite head from a statue of Tutankhamun's grandfather, Amenhotep III, buried at a temple in Luxor 1994 Event Bomb attack on Islamic temple in Mashad Iran, 70 killed 1989 Event 5 pharoah sculptures from 1470 BC found at temple of Luxor 1985 Event Bomb attack on Borobudur temple in Java 1984 Event 1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India 1984 Event Indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site, Golden Temple 1983 Death Kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74 1980 Event Formal opening of meditation hall of Zenshin Temple in Riverdale Bronx 1979 Event Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show 1978 Death Leo J. Ryan, (Rep-Cal) and 4 killed in Jonestown, Guyana by members of Peoples Temple, followed by ritual mass suicide of 914 members 1975 Birthday Temple Taggart, Miss USA-Utah, 1997, top 6 1973 Event Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game 1956 Birthday Bernard A. Harris, Jr., born in Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut, STS-55, 63 1954 Birthday Keith Carlton Fergus, born Temple, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Honda Classic-8th 1951 Event Bill Mlkvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 pts 1949 Event J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen 1947 Birthday Temple Grandin, American Educator 1938 Event Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT 1934 Event Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, "Stand Up and Cheer" 1933 Event Fox signs Shirley Temple, 5, to a studio contract 1928 Birthday Shirley Temple Black, California, actress, Heidi, ambassador, UN 1928 Birthday Shirley Temple, American Actress 1927 Birthday Francis Matthews, British actor, On the Bowery, Paul Temple 1925 Birthday Yukio Mishima, Japan, novelist, Temple of Golden Pavilion 1924 Event Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake 1921 Birthday Sanderson Temple, circuit judge 1904 Event 1st Buddhist temple in U.S. forms, Los Angeles 1896 Event D T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura 1893 Event Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated 1886 Birthday Noble Drew Ali, Timothy Drew, North Carolina, prophet, Moorish Science Temple 1850 Event Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois destroyed by tornado 1841 Event Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Missouri 1836 Event 1st Mormon temple dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio 1800 Event 1st Swedenborgian temple in U.S. holds 1st service, Baltimore 1744 Death Immanuel J Pyra, German poet (Temple of True Poetry), dies at 28 1715 Birthday Immanuel J Pyra, German poet, Temple of Real Poetry 1699 Death William Temple, statesman, dies 1652 Event Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki 1481 Death Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 1422 Event Ketsugan, Zen teacher, performs exorcisms to free aizoji temple 1394 Event Ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple and it's surroundings from an old badger 1326 Event Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi 1303 Death Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies 1286 Death Mugaku Sogen, Zen Rinzai line founder of Engakuji temple, dies at 60 1280 Event Sogen Mugaku, founder of Engakuji temple arrives in Japan from China 1156 Event Markgraafschap Austria becomes a temple (Privilegium minus) 70 Event "2nd Temple" of Jews is set aflame (approx)
