Martin Luther’s Reformation (1517) It was on this date, October 31, 1517, that the Protestant Reformation began in Germany, when 31-year-old Martin Luther posted his 95 theses at Wittenberg Cathedral. That document attacked papal abuses and the sale of offices…
Monthly Archives: October 2011
October 31: The Reformer Priest
Tagged with: 95 Theses, Apostolic Succession, indulgences, justification by faith, Leo X, Martin Luther, predestination, purgatory, Wittenberg
Posted in History, Religion, Theology
Posted in History, Religion, Theology
October 31: John Keats
John Keats (1795) It was on this date, October 31, 1795, that British poet John Keats was born in London. His family was close, and when his father died in an 1804 riding accident, and his mother died of tuberculosis…
October 30: John Adams
John Adams (1735) It was on this date, October 30, 1735, that the second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard, where he first intended to study for the…
Tagged with: Abigail Smith, George Washington, Religion of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty with Tripoli
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, History, Law, Philosopher, Politics, Social Reformer
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, History, Law, Philosopher, Politics, Social Reformer
October 29: The Faith of Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great Conquers Babylon (539 BCE):The End of the Babylonian “Captivity” It was on this date, October 29, 539 BCE, that the city of Babylon fell to the army led by Cyrus the Great (576-7/529 BCE), Emperor of Persia.[1]…
Tagged with: Astarte, Baghdad, Cyrus the Great, Emperor of Persia, Hammurabi Code, Hebrew captivity, Herodotus, Ishtar, James George Frazer, Mesopotamia, Moses, Mylitta, Post-Exilic period, Revelation, Sargon of Akkad, temple prostitution, Whore of Babylon, Yahveh
Posted in History, Politics, Religion, Theology
Posted in History, Politics, Religion, Theology
October 28: Bill Gates
Bill Gates (1955) It was on this date, October 28, 1955, that the entrepreneur who became chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation, the world’s largest software firm, Bill Gates, was born in Seattle, Washington. Born William Henry Gates III, Bill…
Tagged with: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, David Frost, Melinda French, Microsoft Corporation, Religion of Bill Gates
Posted in Business, Famous Freethinkers, Philanthropist
Posted in Business, Famous Freethinkers, Philanthropist
October 27: Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò Paganini (1782) It was on this date, October 27, 1782, that Italian virtuoso violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa. Like Mozart, who was born 26 years earlier, Paganini was a child prodigy, composing a sonata at…
Tagged with: Berlioz, Chopin, Count Conestabile, gift from the devil, Goethe, Grove Dictionary, Heine, Liszt, Religion of Niccolo Paganini, Schumann
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, Musician
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, Musician
October 26: Georges Danton
Georges Danton (1759) It was on this date, October 26, 1759, that French revolutionist Georges Jacques Danton was born in Arcis-sur-Aube. Though not from a wealthy family, he got a good education and became a lawyer before deciding the legal…
Tagged with: Duke of Brunswick, French Revolution, Jove the Thunderer, rebel Satan, Religion of Georges Danton, Robespierre, Sardanapalus, Titan
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, History, Law, Politics
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, History, Law, Politics
October 25: Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400) It was on this date, October 25, 1400, that the first great poet in the English language, Geoffrey Chaucer, died at his home in London. His date of birth is unknown, though it is probably around…
Tagged with: Canterbury Tales, Prayer of Chaucer, Religion of Geoffrey Chaucer, Retractation, Retraction
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, Poet
Posted in Famous Freethinkers, Poet
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