2006 Event Pope Benedict XVI quotes a criticism of the Islamic faith leading to mass protests 1994 Death Faith Davis, oldest triplets (Charity and Hope survive), dies at 95 1991 Event "A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV 1990 Death Rick Grech, rocker (Blind Faith, Traffic), dies at 44 1989 Event 31st Grammy Awards: Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman 1978 Death Faith Baldwin, U.S. author (They Who Love), dies at 84 1976 Birthday Lukas Haas, actor, Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith 1976 Death Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies 1973 Birthday Faith Evans, American Musician 1971 Death Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 1969 Event Supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert in Hyde Park, London 1968 Death Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74 1968 Death Helen Keller, blind and deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87 1968 Birthday Mike Patton, Eureka California, rocker, Faith No More-The Real Thing 1967 Birthday Faith Hill, born in Ridgeland, Mississippi, singer, country music, sold 40 million records, hits include, 'This Kiss', appeared in 'The Stepford Wives', married to Tim McGraw 1967 Birthday Tim McGraw, born in Delhi, Louisiana, singer, actor, sold over 40 million albums and singles, famous songs include, 'I Like It, I Love It', married to singer, Faith Hill 1964 Birthday Faith Ford, born in Louisiana, actress, Another World, Corky-Murphy Brown 1963 Birthday Roddy Bottum, born in Los Angeles, California, rock keyboardist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1963 Event Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends U.S. Proj Mercury 1963 Event Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched 1963 Birthday Billy Gould, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist, Faith No More 1962 Birthday Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer, Faith No More 1961 Birthday Jim Martin, born in Oakland California, rock guitarist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1957 Birthday Faith Prince, Augusta, Georgia, Broadway actress, Guys and Dolls, Carousel 1957 Birthday Faith Daniels, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news anchor, CBS News, at age 27 was one of the youngest national news anchors ever, first journalist to host daily talk show, A Closer Look, 1991 1954 Birthday Anne Lamott, born in San Fransisco, California, author and activist, wrote 'Grace: Thoughts on Faith' and 'Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith' 1952 Birthday John Hiatt, U.S. singer and songwriter, Have a Little Faith in Me 1952 Death John Dewey, U.S. philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 1947 Birthday Faith Brown, impressionist 1947 Birthday Mike Reid, Altoona Penn, country singer, Walk on Faith 1945 Birthday Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist, Blind Faith, Traffic 1944 Death Aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/U.S. evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53 1940 Birthday Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want? 1935 Birthday Tony Campolo, born in America, pastor, speaker, author, promotes evangelical reform, leader, 'Red Letter Christian' movement, focusing on Christ's teachings, wrote, 'A Reasonable Faith', known for famous sermon, 'It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming!' 1931 Birthday James Tolkan Calumet, born in Michigan, actor, Weekend War, Leap of Faith 1930 Birthday Faith Ringgold, American Artist 1928 Birthday Sheila Faith, MP/MEP 1927 Birthday Marion Williams, U.S. gospel singers, Stars of Faith 1925 Birthday Faith Domergue, born in New Orleans, actress, House of 7 Corpses 1918 Event 1st concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, SF 1916 Death Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 1908 Birthday Percy Faith, conductor, Summer Place 1896 Birthday Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1894 Event Indian chiefs from the Sioux and Onondaga tribes met to urge their people to renounce Christianity and return to their old Indian faith 1893 Birthday Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle, New York, author/novelist, They Who Love 1869 Birthday William V Moody, U.S. poet, Death of Eve, Faith Healer 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 1822 Event Society for Propagation of Faith starts (Lyon, France) 1817 Birthday Baha'u'llah, Mirza Husayn Ali, founded Baha'i faith 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 1801 Death Novalis, philosopher of early German Romanticism, author, wrote 'Pollen, Faith and Love', 'Hymns to the Night', dies from tuberculosis in the Germany, at age 28 1772 Birthday Novalis, born in Oberwiederstedt, Germany, philosopher of early German Romanticism, author, wrote 'Pollen, Faith and Love', 'Hymns to the Night' 1727 Event New York General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath 1581 Event James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 1521 Event Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"