Mother Teresa Dies: Calcutta's Saint of the Poor
Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 — five days after Princess Diana. The world had barely finished mourning one when it lost the other. She'd founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1950 with twelve members. By the time of her death, it ran over 600 missions in 123 countries. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and used the acceptance ceremony to speak against abortion — which startled the committee. Her methods were controversial among aid workers who questioned her approach to suffering. Her faith was not. She was canonized a saint by the Catholic Church in 2016.
September 5, 1997
29 years ago
What Else Happened on September 5
In der Schlacht von Krannon scheitert eine Erhebung Athens gegen Makedonien. Harte Strafen gegen die Verlierer folgen und Demosthenes, der Anführer der antimake…
نجاح المسلمين بقيادة أبو عبيدة بن الجراح، وخالد بن الوليد بفتح مدينة دمشق، بعد حصار شديد دافع فيه الروم عن المدينة، ولكن ذلك لم يمنع من سقوطها وطلبهم الصلح، بعد…
Liu Yan declared himself emperor in Panyu, formally establishing the Southern Han state. By asserting imperial authority over the Lingnan region, he secured con…
اغتيال الأمير السلجوقي مودود بن التونتكين حاكم الموصل، في صحن الجامع الأموي بمدينة دمشق.
Papst Gregor IX. verkündet in der Bulle Rex pacificus die überarbeitete Dekretalensammlung Liber Extra.
Jacques Duèse wird zum Papst gewählt. Er gibt sich den Namen Johannes XXII.
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