The Calendarium 2016

The Calendarium (some important Anniversaries) 2016

1416	600^th anniversary of Hieronymus of Prague’s death at the stake in Constance
1561	450^th anniversary of the 2^nd Helvetian Confession formulation
January
2. 1. 1936	† Jindřich Vančura, historian, translator of writings of E. Denis
4. 1. 1846	* Jan Karafiát, Reformed parson, author of “The Fireflies”
10. 1. 1896	Reformed Letters by Jan Karafiát issued for the first time
20. 1. 1906	Czech Progress Party (led by TGM) established
22. 1. 1536	Anabaptists in Münster execution
24. 1. 1946	first transport of Sudete-Germans from Czechoslovak Republic dispatched
February
3. 2. 1416	tailor Pierre de Perath burnt to death in Lille (Hussite martyr)
4. 2. 1906	* Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologian
6. 2. 1426	Tábor’s Side Congress in Písek
8. 2. 1606	† Zachariáš Ariston, author of remarks in Kralice Bible
14. 2. 1956	20^th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, where Stalin’s crimes were revealed, started
15. 2. 1976	† Přemysl Pitter, preacher, pedagogue, social worker
18. 2. 1546	† Martin Luther, theologian and reformer
19. 2. 1946	Ecumenical Meeting of Christian Churches in Geneva started
22. 2. 1966	† Stanislav Čapek, parson and senior in Prague
24. 2. 1926	† František Kozák, theologian
25. 2. 1536	† Berchtold Haller, reformer at the city of Bern
March
1. 3. 1516	1^st edition of the New Testament in Greek’s printing finished in Basel (edited by Erasmus of Rotterdam)
1. 3. 1756	congregation for Czech exiles established in Berlin-Rixdorf (i.e. current suburb Neukölln)
1. 3. 1946	Václav Vančura elected as the 1^st renewed Unity of Brethren’s bishop in Czech Lands, ordained 20. 7. 1946
2. 3. 1791	† John Wesley, founder of the methodism
8. 3. 1596	† Zachariáš Solín, Brethren priest in Kralice, printer of the Kralice Bible
19. 3. 1656	† Georg Calixtus, Lutheran theologian
21. 3. 1556	Thomas Cranmer, English Church Archbishop, burnt to death
29. 3. 1976	trial with Plastic People of the Universe (music group)
April
6. 4. 1966	† Heinrich Emil Brunner, Swiss professor of theology
8. 4. 1556	Jesuits invited to Bohemia (Clementinum College in Prague)
9. 4. 1836	first north-german mission established
26. 4. 1616	J. A. Comenius ordained as priest of the Unity of Brethren
29. 4. 1656	fire in Leszno, Comenius’ library burnt completely
May
10. 5. 1886	* Karl Barth, Swiss and German theologian
14. 5. 1316	* Charles IV, Czech king and Roman Emperor, “the Father of Motherland”
21. 5. 1496	division of Small Side in the Unity of Brethren
22. 5. 1576	“Congregation” of the Unity of Brethren in Mladá Boleslav reopened in presence of 15000 participants
25. 5. 1741	† bishop Daniel Ernst Jablonski, who transferred the old-brethren bishopric to the renewed Unity of Brethren (with the center in Herrnhut)
26. 5. 1876	† František Palacký, historian and politician, “the Father of Nation”
30. 5. 1416	Master Hieronymus of Prague burnt to death in Constance
June
5. 6. 1566	† Václav Solín, Unity of Brethren priest in Třebíč, printer (Samotuły Hymnbook)
16. 6. 1426	Hussites’ victory over the Saxony Army near Ústí upon Elbe
17. 6. 1566	2^nd Helvetian Confession (Helvetica posterior) published
21. 6. 1621	the execution of the 27 representatives of the Czech Estate’s revolt at the Old Town Square in Prague
22. 6. 1786	the Bethlehem Chapel in Prague demolished
July
1. 7. 1866	* Václav Flajšhans, philologist, historian, MJH’s writings publisher
5. 7. 1436	Compacts of Basel proclaimed in Jihlava as the land law
6. 7. 1415	† Master John Huss in Constance (burnt to death)
11. 7. 1856	† Josef Kajetán Tyl, writer, dramatist, author of the words of the Czech National Anthem
12. 7. 1536	† Erasmus of Rotterdam, philosopher, theologian, humanist
29. 7. 1856	† Karel Havlíček Borovský, writer, journalist, politician
30. 7. 1976	† Rudolf Bultmann, German new-testament scientist
August
4. 8. 1306	Premyslic Family died out in male line (Venceslas III’s murder)
6. 8. 1946	† Josef Theodor Müller, historian of the Unity of Brethren
5. 8. 1536	John Calvin came in Geneva
10. 8. 1536	* Kaspar Olevianus, Reformed theologian
24. 8. 1566	* Matyáš Borbonius, physician and Post-White-Mountain Period exile
24. 8. 1566	* Abraham Scultetus, Reformed theologian famous for the non-tolerant “purification” of St Vitus Cathedral in Prague
29. 8. 1526	† Louis of Jagiellon, Czech and Hungarian king, near Mohács
September
18. 9. 1961	† Dag Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, diplomat, UN general secretary
25. 9. 1846	* Otakar Červinka, patriotic poet
October
9. 10. 1636	† Karel the Older of Žerotín, politician, patron of the Unity of Brethren
23. 10. 1456	† St John of Capistrano, Franciscan friar, preacher and missionary, opponent of Hussites and papal representative for Bohemia
31. 10. 1517	the World Day of the Reformation (Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis up to the church’s door at Wittenberg this day
November
11. 11. 1491	* Martin Bucer, reformer of Strasbourg
15. 11. 1816	† Jan František Vavák, Roman Catholic Bible expert
16. 11. 1741	Jesus was proclaimed to be the High Presbyter of the Unity of Brethren
21. 11. 1976	† Otto Rutrle, theologian of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church
29. 11. 1966	† Alice Masaryková, first Czechoslovak president’s daughter, Czechoslovak Red Cross founder
December
17. 12. 1916	Rasputin, Russian friar and mystic murdered, presage of the end of the tsar monarchy in Russia
23. 12. 1466	George of Poděbrady was deprived of the king title by pope
27. 12. 1566	* Ján Jessenius, physician, rector, politician
27. 12. 1846	* Zikmund Winter, writer, historian and teacher