Today in Religous History
Sub-Topics: Buddhism - Christianity - Hinduism - Islam - Judaism - Sikhism
Historical Events
Results 1 - 17 of 17
0392-11-08 - Emperor Theodosius declares christian religion, state religion
0570-06-08 - Religion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca
1552-08-02 - Treaty of Passau: Emperor Charles V accepts Lutheran religion
1555-09-25 - Freedom of Religion in Augsburg
1564-12-31 - Willem van Orange demands freedom of conscience/religion
1567-09-29 - War of Religion - Huguenots try to kidnap king Charles IX
1571-01-11 - Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion
1609-07-06 - Majesteitsbrief: Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemia freedom of religion
1609-07-09 - Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemian protestants freedom of religion
1609-07-20 - Emperor Rudolf II grants Silezische protestants freedom of religion
1660-04-04 - English king Charles II ends Decl of Breda (freedom of religion)
1669-02-01 - French King Louis XIV limits freedom of religion
1681-11-09 - Hungarian parliament promises protestants freedom of religion
1689-05-24 - English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants
1740-06-22 - King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture & guarantees religion & freedom of the press
1829-04-13 - English Emancipation Act grants freedom of religion to Catholics
1839-11-03 - Palace of Gulhane Turkey, freedom of religion proclaimed
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 9 of 9
1703-06-17 - John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)
1823-02-28 - Ernest Renan, French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion
1836-02-18 - Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions)
1852-02-16 - Charles Taze Russell, religion founder (Jehovah's Witnesses)
1882-04-10 - Simon F H J Berkelbach Van der Sprenkel, theologist (Fear & Religion)
1890-03-18 - Gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education
1921-05-19 - Karel van het Reve, Dutch Slavist (Comrade's Religion)
1946-02-07 - Sammy Johns, rocker (Politics, Religion & Her)
1960-01-04 - Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 2 of 2
1750-11-20 - Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50
1955-08-27 - Joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies
