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1997 Litz Pisk, movement teacher, dies at 87
1996 Mario Savio, activist, member of Berkeley Free Speech Movement, dies of heart attack at 53 1994 Rollo May, founder (Humanistic Psychology Movement), dies at 85 1980 BCMA, Black Consciousness Movement of Azania, forms 1979 Matt Nagle, born in Massachusetts, quadriplegic, first to use brain-computer interface to control movement 1979 Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement 1978 Saint Maarten Patriotic Movement (SPM) forms under W James 1973 American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota 1973 Members of American Indian Movement begin occupation of Wounded Knee 1972 Kurt Hiller, born in Berlin, Jewish, pacifist, socialist, writer, Oranienburg concentration camp survivor, led the German homosexual rights movement, dies at 87 1971 Max Trapp, composer, teacher, Berlin's Stadtischen Konservatorium, member, National Socialist movement, dies at 83 1968 Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement 1966 Jean Arp, artist, sculptor, painter, poet, mediums include torn, pasted paper, founder, Dada movement in Zurich, dies in Basel, Switzerland at age 79 1966 Stokely Carmichael launches "Black Power" movement 1964 Free Speech Movement launched at University of California, Berkley 1964 Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement 1961 "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC 1960 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 1960 F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 1958 Mao Tse tung start "Great leap forward" movement in China 1957 Jo Brand, born in Hastings, England, stage name, 'The Sea Monster', stand up comedian, embraced alternative comedy movement, employing use of monotone delivery, pauses, image inspired by radicalized feminism 1955 Fidel Castro forms "July 26th Movement" 1955 Benny Alexander, secretary general, South Africa Pan-Africanist Movement 1954 Hugo Chavez, born in Sabaneta, Venezuela, politician, United Socialist Party, Fifth Republic Movement, President of Venezuela 1953 Fidel Castro begins rebellion, the "26th of July Movement," against Fulgenico Batista's regime 1952 Arab Liberation Movement becomes only party of Syria 1952 Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement) 1951 Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Washington, D.C., Lisa Najeeb Halaby, president of United World Colleges movement, fourth wife and widow to King Hussein of Jordan 1950 Willie Hall, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rocker, drummer, played with Isaac Hayes' The Movement, member of The Bo-Keys 1948 Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man', dies 1947 A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon 1944 Max Halbe, born in Guttland, now Kozliny, Germany, writer, dramatist, Naturalist movement literary style, works include 'Jugend', dies in Neuotting, Bavaria, at age 79 1943 Sammi Smith, born in Orange County, California, born Jewel Faye Smith, musician, songwriter, famous hit 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' written by Kris Kristofferson, part of 1970's 'outlaw country' movement 1942 Mario Savio, born in New York, New York, activist, member of Berkeley Free Speech Movement, Sproul Plaza steps named Mario Savio Steps, taught mathematics, philosophy, logic at Sonoma State University 1941 Marcus Garvey, U.S. black leader (Back to Africa Movement), dies at 52 1941 Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 1939 Nganani Enos J Mabuza, South African leader, Inyandza National Movement 1939 Peter Phillips, born in Birmingham, England, artist, painter, sculpture, screenprint, lithography, pioneer, Pop Art Movement 1937 Joseph Lee, father of Playgrounds movement, dies 1935 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!' 1934 Bank of Travail in Belgium, socialist worker's movement bankrupt 1932 Marek Kopelent, born in Czechoslovakia, composer, contemporary music, New Music movement pioneer 1932 Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland 1927 Al Hansen, born in New York City, New York, Norwegian American artist, member of the 1960's Flexus art movement that blended different artistic media and disciplines 1925 Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist, movement objects 1924 Jose Donoso, born in Chile, writer, born Jose Donoso Yanez, part of Latin American literary boom, Magical Realism literary movement, wrote Coronacion, El lugar sin limites (The Place Without Limits) 1923 Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66 1919 Benito Mussolini forms Fascist movement in Milan, Italy 1913 Claude Simon, born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, writer, prize-winning author, 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature, identified with the nouveau roman movement 1912 Abbe Pierre, born in Lyon, France, French Catholic priest, founded Emmaus movement aiding poor, homeless, refugees 1910 German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms 1909 Litz Pisk, movement teacher 1905 Black intellectuals and activists organize Niagara movement 1905 Niagara Movement founded by W. E. B. Dubois 1899 Dwight L Moody, U.S. evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement), dies 1896 Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary and leader, Young Frisian Movement 1896 Jane Wilde, writer, poet, activist, nationalist movement supporter, advocate of women's rights, dies 1896 Jane Wilde, born in Dublin, Ireland, writer, poet, activist, nationalist movement supporter, advocate of women's rights 1893 Irene Castle, dancer, leader in anti-vivisection movement 1887 Max Trapp, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, teacher, Berlin's Stadtischen Konservatorium, member, National Socialist movement 1887 Marcus Garvey, began back-to-Africa movement among U.S. blacks 1887 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 Jean Arp, born in Strasbourg, Germany, artist, sculptor, painter, poet, mediums include torn, pasted paper, founder, Dada movement in Zurich 1886 Hilda Doolittle, poet/prominent member of imagist movement 1885 F S Flint, born in London, England, translator/poet, imagist movement 1885 Kurt Hiller, born in Berlin, Jewish, pacifist, socialist, writer, Oranienburg concentration camp survivor, led the German homosexual rights movement 1869 Geert A D Wumkes, Frisian theologist/writer, Frision Movement 1865 Max Halbe, born in Guttland, now Kozliny, Germany, writer, dramatist, Naturalist movement literary style, works include 'Jugend' 1860 Edward Albert Filene, merchant, established U.S. credit union movement 1860 Theodor Herzl, Austria, journalist/founder, Zionist movement 1854 Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man' 1847 Millicent Garrett Fawcett, leader, English women's movement 1840 Hugo Verriest, Flemish author and poet, Flemish Movement 1838 Octavia Hill, British reformer, leader of open-space movement 1837 Dwight L. Moody, U.S., evangelist, Student Volunteer Movement 1804 Ohio passed law restricting movement of Blacks, 1804 1804 Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement 1792 John Keble, Anglican priest/founder, Oxford Movement 1788 Johann Georg Hamann, born in Konigsberg, now Kaliningrad, Russia, writer, philosopher, supported the Sturm und Drang movement, dies 1778 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein, gymnastics, movement 1774 Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY 1736 Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder, Shaker movement in America 1730 Johann Georg Hamann, born in Konigsberg, now Kaliningrad, Russia, writer, philosopher, supported the Sturm und Drang movement 1707 Charles Wesley, co-founder, Methodist movement |
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