Anniversaries

100th anniversary of Francis Schaeffer’s birth, who called on fundamentalists to interact with their culture (January 30, 1912) See How Should We Then Live.

250th anniversary of the birth of William Miller, founder of the Adventist movement in American religion (February 15, 1762) See The Midnight Cry.
100th anniversary of the death of Joseph Lister, the Christian doctor who discovered antiseptic surgery (February 10, 1912) For the inspirational story of a modern surgeon see Gifted Hands; the Ben Carson Story.
200th anniversary of the ordination of Judson, Hall, Rice, Newell, Nott, America’s first foreign missionaries (February 6, 1812) See Christian History magazine #90: Adoniram and Ann Judson.

700th anniversary of the condemnation of the Templars, an order which had grown rich (March 22, 1312)
450th anniversary of the Massacre of Vassey, in which French Protestants were slain (March 1, 1562) See Christian History magazine #71 Hugunots and the Wars of Religion.

100th anniversary of the Titanic striking an iceberg; several godly people died when it sank early the next morning (April 14, 1912)

850th anniversary of Thomas a Becket’s consecration as Archbishop of Canterbury (May 23, 1162) See Becket.

350th anniversary of the charter of the Royal Society of London, established principally by Christians (July 15, 1662)
50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s conviction for charges stemming from his attempt to desegregate government buildings in Albany Georgia (July 10, 1962) See People of Faith.

1,350th anniversary of the death of St. Maximus the Confessor, a defender of the faith (August 13, 662)
450th anniversary of St. Teresa of Avilla’s founding of the discalced Carmelites (August 24, 1562) See Pioneers of the Spirit: Teresa of Avila
350th anniversary of the death of Blaise Pascal, scientist and Christian apologist (August 24, 1662) See A Third Testament.
100th anniversary of the death of William Booth founder of the Salvation Army (August 20, 1912) See Our People: The Story of William and Catherine Booth.

1,700th anniversary of Constantine’s victory at the Milvian Bridge which led to the legitimization of Christianity (October 28, 312) See Drive Thru History With Dave Stotts: East Meets West.
350th anniversary of the birth of commentator Matthew Henry (October 18, 1662)
200th anniversary of the death of Henry Martyn, a missionary to Persia and India (October 16, 1812) See Incomparable Christ: #3, The Influential Jesus.
50th anniversary of Vatican II, a council which restored relations with non-Catholic Christians (October 11, 1962)

500th anniversary of the unveiling of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling (November 1, 1512) See Christian History magazine #91: Michelangelo: Art for Faith’s Sake.
150th anniversary of the birth of Billy Sunday, American evangelist (November 19, 1862)