Friday Basics
Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Saint of the Day: St. Ignatius of Laconi, OFMCap
Today in Catholic History:
330 Roman emperor Constantine (ca. 280–337), the first Christian emperor, inaugurated Constantinople as his capital on the site of the Greek city of Byzantium and dedicated it as a Christian city.
1610 Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, the first Catholic missionary to China, died (b. 6 October 1552).
History Highlight of the Day:
1960 - The first contraceptive pill is made available on the market.
Birthdays:
1888 - Irving Berlin, American composer, ("God Bless America", "White Christmas") (d. 1989)
1904 - Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter, ("Christ of St. John of the Cross"), (d. 1989)
1911 - Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian, comedian ("The Beverly Hillbillies") (d. 1985)
1946 - Robert Jarvik, physician, invented the artificial heart
1963 - Natasha Richardson, English-born actress (The Parent Trap (98), Maid in Manhattan)
Saint of the Day: St. Ignatius of Laconi, OFMCap
Today in Catholic History:
330 Roman emperor Constantine (ca. 280–337), the first Christian emperor, inaugurated Constantinople as his capital on the site of the Greek city of Byzantium and dedicated it as a Christian city.
1610 Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, the first Catholic missionary to China, died (b. 6 October 1552).
History Highlight of the Day:
1960 - The first contraceptive pill is made available on the market.
Birthdays:
1888 - Irving Berlin, American composer, ("God Bless America", "White Christmas") (d. 1989)
1904 - Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter, ("Christ of St. John of the Cross"), (d. 1989)
1911 - Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian, comedian ("The Beverly Hillbillies") (d. 1985)
1946 - Robert Jarvik, physician, invented the artificial heart
1963 - Natasha Richardson, English-born actress (The Parent Trap (98), Maid in Manhattan)
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