1458 - In England, the College of St. Mary Magdalen was founded at Oxford University.
1720 - Birth of Isaac Pinto, translator of the first Jewish prayerbook published in America.
1744 - David Brainerd, 26, was ordained a missionary to the Indians in Colonial New England by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SPCK).
1914 - The first edition of A.T. Robertson's monumental 'Grammar of the Greek New Testament' was released. Its 1400+ pages make it the largest systematic analysis of the original New Testament language ever published.
1950 - American missionary martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: 'Earthly blessing is no sign of heavenly favor. Behold how many wicked prosper.'
© 1987-2009, William D. Blake. Used by permission of the author, from
Almanac of the Christian Church
