Martin Luther declared a heretic by the Edict of Worms: 26 May 1521 - This Day in History

***Ynot Shane*** · 05-26-2007, 12:04 AM

Passed this day in 1521, the Edict of Worms banned the writings of Martin Luther—a German cleric whose efforts to change the church led to the Reformation—and declared him an outlaw and a heretic who was to be captured.

More Events on this day:

1966: Formerly a colony of the Dutch and later the British, Guyana gained its independence.

1940: During World War II the British began to evacuate their troops from Dunkirk, France.

1913: Actors' Equity Association, the trade union for American performing artists, was founded.

1907: Motion-picture actor John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa.

1876: The Challenger Expedition, a groundbreaking oceanographic exploration cruise carried out by the British Admiralty and the Royal Society, concluded successfully.

1703: English diarist and naval administrator Samuel Pepys, celebrated for his Diary, died in London.

1583: Susanna, the elder daughter of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, was baptized.

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