English Catholic priest (born 1888)

Ronald Knox

Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster. Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he earned a high reputation as a classicist, Knox was ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1912. He was a fellow and chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford until he resigned from those positions following his conversion to Catholicism in 1917. Knox became a Catholic priest in 1918, continuing in that capacity his scholarly and literary work.

Born

1888

February 17

Died

1957

Era

1880s

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1888 Born
1957 Died

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1370 Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.
1411 Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.
1500 Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein and King John of Denmark attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
1600 On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.

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The world in 1957

When Ronald departed

april 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
april 24 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
april 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
april 6 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1888

Barry Fitzgerald 1888–1961 Irish actor (born 1888) Chesley Bonestell 1888–1986 American painter, designer, and illustrator (died 1986) Georges Bernanos 1888–1948 French soldier and author (died 1948) Grey Owl 1888–1938 English-Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1888) Harpo Marx 1888–1964 American comedian and musician (died 1964) J. B. Kripalani 1888–1982 Indian lawyer and politician (born 1888) J. Frank Dobie 1888– American journalist and author (died 1964) Josef Albers 1888–1976 German-American painter and educator (died 1976) Lotte Lehmann 1888–1976 German-American soprano (born 1888)

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