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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

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