Friday Basics: Saint of the Day, First Friday, Mass Readings, Birthdays, Catholic History
July, 2007
Today in Catholic History:
1535 - St. Thomas More, author of Utopia and one time Lord Chancellor of England, is executed for treason by King Henry VIII after refusing to agree to Henry's decision to separate the English church from the Roman Catholic church.
1980 - Pope John Paul II prays in Salvador, Brazil.
Birthdays:
1747 - John Paul Jones, American naval commander (d. 1792)
1918 - Sebastian Cabot, English actor (d. 1977) (Family Affair)
1921 - Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States
1925 - Merv Griffin, American television show host
1931 - Della Reese, American singer (Touched By An Angel)
1937 - Ned Beatty, American actor (Rudy, 1993)
1945 - Burt Ward, American actor (Batman)
1946 - George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
1946 - Sylvester Stallone, American actor (Rocky)
1947 - Lance Clemons, baseball player
1963 - Todd Burns, baseball player
1967 - Omar Olivares, baseball player
1972 - Greg Norton, American baseball player
1978 - Tia and Tamera Mowry , American Actresses
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