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Venerable Pope Pius XII beatified:
Saint Dominic Savio (April 2, 1842 at Riva di Chieri, Italy � died March 9,1857 at Mondonio, Italy).
Saint Marguerite Bourgeous (April 17, 1620 at Troyes, France � died January 12,1700 of fever). She was the 6th of 12 children.
Emanuela Tores-Acosta/ Saint Maria Soledad Torres Acosta (December 2, 1826 at Madrid, Spain � died October 11, 1887.
Venerable Pope Pius XII canonized:
Saint Bartholomea Captianio (born 1807 at Lovere, Lombardy, Italy; � died July 26, 1836 of tuberculosis).
Marie Guillemette Emilie de Rodat/
Saint Emily de Rodat (born 1787 at Chateau Druelles, Rodez, south-central France; � died September 19, 1852 of cancer).
Saint Jane of Valois (born 1464; � died February 4, 1505 at Bourges, France).
Saint Maria Goretti (born October 16,1890 at Corinaldo, Ancona, Italy; � she was choked and stabbed to death during a rape attempt on 6 July 1902 at the age of 12, by Allesandro). The beatification ceremony was attended by 250,000 including her killer, who attributed his conversion to her; Maria's mother, the only time a parent has witnessed her child's canonization.
The Lily of Quito, Saint Mary Ann de Paredes (born October 31, 1618 at Quito, Ecuador; � died May 26, 1645 at Quito).
Saint Vincent Strambi (born January 1, 1745 at Civitavecchia, Italy � died January 1, 1824 of natural causes).
January-
1: Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 in Baltimore, MD, � died November 14, 1996) was convicted of spying for Russia. He was exonerated, readmitted to the practice of law, and died at age 92.
8: Pat Dedmore (1950-) was born to Virginia and Don Dedmore.
Stephen William Hawking (1942-)'s 8th birthday in Oxford, England. He became the most famous scientist of Black Holes.
308th memorial of the death of Galileo (-1644) in ...)
9: Carmen Haidusek (1947-)'s 3rd birthday.
11: Eileen (Dennehy) Wells (1950-) was born to Pat and Dolores (Gray) Dennehy in Saint Louis, MO.
13: David Barry Gray (1950-) was born to Melvin and Alice (Deisner) Gray, in East Saint Louis, Illinois.
February-
2: Vince Gray (1948-)'s 2nd birthday.
19: Venerable Pope Pius XII beatified Saint Vincentia Maria Lopez y Vicua (March 24, 1847 at Cascante, Spain-December 26, 1896 at Madrid, Spain of natural causes).
27: Bobby Gray (1945-)'s 5th birthday. Franco Moschino (1950-), Fashion Designer, was born. Julia Neuberger (1950-), female British Rabbi, was born.
March-
7: Grandpa Rob Gray (1896-1963)'s 54th birthday.
April-
24: 10 pm-UFOs seen by Bruno Faccini in Italy.
May-
7: Venerable Pope Pius XII canonized Saint Anthony Mary Claret(October 24, 1807-December 23, 1870), founder of the Claretians, Missioners of Mary Immaculate (CMF).
10: Vasile Afteniu (June 14, 1899 at Lodroman, I�ng� Blaj -1950), auxiliary bishop of the Greek-Catholic diocese of F�g�raş and Alba Julia, vicar for Greek-Catholics of Bucharest, and one of the Martyred Bishops of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Rite, died at V�c�resti in odium fidei.
June-
17: Robert Fitzgerald �Bobby� Kennedy (November 20, 1925-June 8, 1968) married Ethel (Skakel).
25: The Korean War began.
July-
17: Cecilia Gray (1942-)'s 8th birthday.
Party with Glenna Claussen, Suzanne Schindler, the Eveld sisters, Diane Drummond, Patsy Pencak, Bobby
& Vincent Gray, in East Saint Louis, Illinois.
August-
15: Venerable Pope Pius XII declared The Dogma of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven as being a traditional belief of Christians. Re: Mary was taken bodily up to heaven by Jesus at her death. And wrote the Humani Generis encyclical.
September-
Cecilia Gray was enrolled at Saint Bernard's School, Chicago Illinois, on 66th and Stewart, Engelwood neighborhood.
11: Ceil Gray (1920-91)'s 30th birthday.
popular song:
October-
1: Venerable Pope Pius XII beatified Blessed Maria de Mattias (February 4, 1805 at Valleccorsa, Frosinone, Papal States, modern Italy- August 20, 1866, buried in the Verano cemetery, Rome; relics venerated in Rome at the Church of the Precious Blood).
3: Jerry
11: Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church was established in Phoenix, AZ.
November-
12: Gregory/Hryhoriy Lakota (-1950), auxiliary bishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa and one of the Martyred Bishops and Priests of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Rite and Russian Byzantine Catholic Church, was martyred at Workuta, Siberia, Russia.
December-
4: Bob Gray (1917-78)'s 33rd birthday.
Gene Autry sings Frosty the Snowman.
25: Venerable Pope Pius XII declared that the remains of Saint Peter were found in a grave beneath Saint Peter's Basilica in
Rome.
1951:
February-
27: Lee Atwater (1951-), Republican National Committee Chairman (1989-91), was born.
Steve Harley (1951-) was born in London England. He was a rocker who popularized Cockney Rebel-Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
1952:
February-
27: Dwight Elmo Jones (1952-) was born in Houston Texas. He was a basketball player who won the silver medal in the 1972 Olympics.
Henk Westbroek (1952-), Dutch singer of Good Cause fame, was born.
Kevin Raleigh (1952-), rock vocalist/keyboardist with The Michael Stanley Band, was born.
1954:
February-
27: Neal Schon (1954-), rock guitarist with the group Journey, famous for Open Arms, Bad English was born.
September 22: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers movie premiere, with Howard Keel, Jane Powell, & Russ Tamblyn.
1955:
February-
27: Garry Christian (1955-), rock musician, was born.
Sally Spencer (1955-) actress (M J McKinnon-Another World) was born.
Blessed Pope Innocent XI (1611-89) was beatified by Pope Pius XII (-1958).
Venerable Carlo Gnocchi (1902-56) died at Milan, Italy.
The diocese of Altanta, Georgia was established.
Friendly Persuasion was the movie to see. Elia Kazan's Baby Doll based on Tennessee Williams' play The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore was condemned from the pulpit, and placed on the X-rated list by the legion of decency. It was a real scandal when it showed at the Weimar Drive-in Movie Theatre; Hound Dog & Don't be Cruel were popular Elvis songs, as well as Love Me Tender & Heartbreak Hotel. Snooky Lansen and Gisele MacKenzie tried to do Rock and Roll on The Hit Parade TV show. Just Walking in the Rain, by Johnny Ray was a pop song.
The Mickey Mouse Club with Jimmy Dowd, Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Tim Considine, etc. was popular on TV; it was produced by Walt Disney in CA.
Dick Clark became host of American Bandstand TV show locally broadcast on WFIL in Philadelphia, PA.
January-
5: Mother Genoveva Torres Morales (1870-56), founder of the Sisters/Hermanas del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús y de los Santos Angeles, who was born January 3, 1870 at Alemanara, died in Zaragoza, Spain.
9: Carmen Haidusek (1947-)'s 9th birthday.
Pat Dedmore (1950-)'s 6th birthday.
14: Giunio Tinarelli (1912-56), a layman of the diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia and a member of Silent Workers of the Cross, who was born May 27, 1912, at Terni, died at Terni.
22: Sister Fernanda Riva fdcc (1920-56), a Cannosiane religious, who was born May 1, 1920 at Monza , died at Bombay, India.
February-
2: Vince Gray's 8th birthday.
7: Monsignor Petro Verhun (-1957), apostolic visitator for the apostolic exharcate of Ukrainians in Germany; one of the Martyred Bishops and Priests of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Rite and Russian Byzantine Catholic Church, died at Irkutsk oblast.
9: Francisco Tomás Sanchez/Leopoldo of Alpendeire O.F.M.Cap. (1866-1956), a professed Capuchin, who was born on July 24, 1866 at Alpandeire, died at Granada, Spain.
Luis María Martínez Rodriguez (1881-1956), Archbishop of México City, México, who was born June 8, 1881 at Molinas de Caballero, Michoacan, México, died in México City.
12: Mother Florenzia Giovanna Profilio (1873-1956), founder of the Sisters/ Suore Francescane dell’Immacolata Concezione, who was born December 30, 1873 at Lipari , died in Rome.
16: Tecla/ Anatolia Bodnar SMI (1884-1956), a sister of The Servants of Mary Immaculate -Ukrainian Rite, who was born March 29, 1884 at Jujel, Ukraine, died at Prudentópolis, Brazil.
26: E. J. Haidusek (1944-)'s 12th birthday.
Memorial of the death of Saint Philip Gray (1954-55).
27: Bobby Gray (1945-)'s 11th birthday; Sara Gray (1953)'s 3rd birthday.
Sara had a hernia operation in Houston. Que Sera, Sera by Doris Day and Gale Storm.
28: Carlo Gnocchi (1902-56), founder of the Fondazione Pro Juventute in the Archdiocese of Milan, who was born October 25, 1902 at San Colombano al Lambro, died at Milan.
March-
Around the World in 80 Days won the Oscar as Best Movie.
11: Rob Gray's 60th birthday.
Concetta Bertoli (1908-56) archdiocese of Udine; a Secular Franciscan in the Archdiocese of Udine, who was born April 14, 1908 at Mereto di Tomba, died.
22: Timothy Shawn Gray was born at Youens Hospital, Weimar Texas, to Ceil and Bob Gray.
25: Timothy Shawn Gray was baptized by Msgr. Anthony F. Drozd at St. Michael's Church 
and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Haidusek kept up their tradition as his godparents.
30: María Rafaela Rodríguez Xuarez de la Guardia/Sister María Rocío of Jesus Crucified (1923-56), religious Sister of Hermanas del Amor de Dios, who was born May 16 at Colmenar de la Sierra, Málaga, died at Rome, Italy.
April-
April 6: Memorial of the birth of Saint Philip Gray (1954-55).
7: Pablo Cervantes Perusquia (1891-1956), a priest of the archdiocese of Monterrey, México, who was born January 15, 1891 at Amealco, died at Monterrey, México.
18: Fire at Saint Philip's Church in Edgemont, East Saint Louis, IL.
Cecilia Dolores Gray was confirmed at Saint Michael's by Bishop Robert E. Lucey of San Antonio.
May-
15: Magdalena Aulina Saurina (1897-1956), founder of The Instituto Secular Señoritas Operarias Parroquiales, who was born December 12, 1897 at Bañolas, died at Barcelona, Spain.
18: Mauro Riccioti De Caro OSB (1902-56), Benedictine priest, abbot and ordinary, who was born September 16, 1902 at Cetraro, died at Cava dei Tirreni.
Cecilia Gray graduated 8th grade at Saint Michael's School, Weimar, TX.
Cecilia and Bobby Gray went to the Weimar High School play, a detective murder mystery Soup to Nuts.
Grandpa Rob Gray built Bobby a shed behind the house for his electric trains.
June-
2: James Steven Rausch was ordained a priest in Arizona.
5: Lionel Leonard Gray's 21st birthday.
10: Fr. Thomas Flanagan was ordained a priest in Ireland, and came to the USA.
16: Sadie (Flood)/Mrs. Rob Gray celebrated her 60th birthday.
24: Tomo Stantić/Father Gerard of Saint Stephen O.C.D. (1876-1956), Discalced Carmelite Priest, who was born September 16, 1876 at Đjurđjin, Subotica, died at Sombor, Croatia.
27: Richard "Greg" Clouse (1956-) was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clouse.
30: Lionel Leonard Gray married Joyce Lea Hutsler (1938-) at Immanuel Evangelical Church in East Saint Louis, IL. Joyce was 18.
July-
12: Jerry Nieman (1945-)'s 11th birthday. His parents, James and Myrtle Nieman, brought him and their dog, Joey, to visit the Gray Family in Weimar, Texas.
16: Américo Monteiro de Aguiar (1887-1956) died at Oporto.
17: Cecilia Gray's 14th birthday
August-
Roger Williams: Autumn Leaves piano solo.
24: Filippo Bardellini, CO (1878-1956), Oratorian priest and founder of the Sisters/ Sorelle Poverette della Casa di Nazareth, born April 19, 1878 at Verona, Italy, died at Ponton di Domegliara.
30: Ceil and Bob Gray's 15th wedding anniversary
September-
Cecilia Gray began as a Freshman in the second year of the new Bishop Forest High School in Schulemberg, Texas.
Bobby began 7th grade and Vince was in 3rd grade at Saint Michael's School in Weimar.
The seventh and eighth graders came over from Dubina. Another new student in 7th grade was Elaine Kloesel.
Eileen Dennehy (1950-) started 1st grade at Holy Cross School, Saint Louis MO.
11: Ceil Gray (1920-91)'s 36th birthday.
30: Pedro Legaria Armendáriz (1878-1956), a priest of the diocese of Tudela, who was born June 2, 1878 at Tudela, and later founded the Esclavas de Cristo Rey, died at Tudela.
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November-
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4: Bob Gray's 39th birthday.
9: Consuelo Utrilla Lozano/María Consuelo of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1925-56), of the religious order Minim Nuns, who was born September 6, 1925 at Daimiel, died at Daimiel.
25: Tim Gray's 1st Christmas.
27: Joyce (Hutsler) Gray's 19th birthday.
See Saints.
James Brown and The Fabulous Flames sang Please January-
3: Niall O'Casey's ashes are dispersed in the Garden of Rememberance at the Golders Green Crematorium, London. February-
Copies of the British edition of Sean O'Casey (1880-1964)'s The Green Crow were sent to Ireland, then seized without explanation by the Irish Free State customs office, resulting in an unofficial ban of the book for a year. March-
The Bridge on the River Kwai won best picture and best actor (David Niven) oscars. Colonel Bogey whistle march theme song. April-
6: Pierina Morosini (1931-57), young layperson of the diocese of Bergamo, born January 7, 1931 at Fiobbio di Albino, died today at Fiobbio di Albino in praestitio castitatis. May-
Publication in Moscow of Russian translations of Sean O'Casey's autobiographies, The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, I Knock At The Door and Pictures in the Hallway. June-
1: Concetta Blatta (1903-1957), layperson of the diocese of Benevento, Italy, died today at San Giorgio la Molara.
July-
1: Francisco Expedito Lopez (1914-57), Bishop of Garanhuns, born July 8, 1914 @ Meruoca, died at Garanhuns. August-
The Sack Dress became a fad. September-
Publication of Sean O'Casey's The Bishops Bonfire in a Russian translation in Zvezda (Star), Leningrad, organ of the Union of Soviet Writers.
23: Gary Gray (1957-) was born to Lionel (1935-2003) and Joyce Gray.
24: Victorina Rivara de Perazzo (1867-1957), a married woman and lay Salesian Cooperaror of the diocese of Goya, who was born April 3, 1867 at Buenos Aires, Argentina, died this day at Curuz� Cuati�, Corrientes. October-
7: Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut, CSSR (1881-1957), a Redemptorist priest, died in Granada, Spain. November-
29: Ivan Lyatyshevskyj (-1957), auxiliary bishop of Stanislaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk); one of the Martyred Bishops and Priests of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Rite and Russian Byzantine Catholic Church, died in Siberia. December-
3: Maria Anna Saltini (1889-1957), a widow who founded the Figlie di San Francesco di Carpi, and who was born August 28, 1889 at Fossoli, died today at Carpi.
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See Saints.
United Church of Christ was founded by the Ecumenical Union of Congregationalists and Evangelical & Reformed, representing Calvinists and Lutherans.
Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, USA was established by Pope Pius XII.
Queen Elizabeth II toured the USA.
Dick Clark's American Bandstand was broadcast nationally in the USA from Philadelphia, PA.
9: Carmen Haidusek (1947-)'s 10th birthday.
14: William Nieman (1886-)'s 71st birthday.
Tom Polk (1945-)'s 12th birthday.
2: Vince Gray (1948-)'s 9th birthday.
5: Carol Sonzini (1878-1957), priest of the archdiocese of Milan, died at Varese.
7: Monsignor Petro Verhun (-1957), apostolic visitator for the apostolic exharcate of Ukrainians in Germany; one of the Martyred Bishops and Priests of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Rite and Russian Byzantine Catholic Church, died today at Irkutsk oblast.
26: E.J. Haidusek (1944-)'s 13th birthday.
27: Bobby Gray (1945-)'s 12th birthday, and Sara Lou Gray (1953-)'s 4th birthday.
Adrian Smith (1957-), heavy metal guitarist with Iron Maiden, who popularised the song Aces High, was born.
11: Grandpa Rob Gray (1896-1963)'s 61st birthday.
22: Timothy Gray (1956-)'s 1st birthday.
29: Josefa Segovia Moron (1891-1957), cofounder of the Institucion Teresiana, born
October 10, 1891 at Ja�n, died today in Madrid, Spain.
24: Mother Maria Elisabetta Hesselblad O.Ss.S. (1870-1957), founder of Suore Brigidine, born June 4, 1870 at F�glavik, V�stergotland, Sweden, died today in Rome, Italy.
28: Patrick Philip
Roush (1957-) was born to Vernal and Darlene.
29: Itala Mela (1904-57) Benedictine Oblate from the diocese of La Spezia, born August 28, 1904, died today at La Spezia.
07: 13 months and two weeks after his brother Tim's birthday, Thomas Liam Gray (1957-) was born at Youens Hospital, Weimar Texas, to Ceil and Bob Gray.
09: Jennifer Anne Graham (1957-) was born to Robert and Sharon (Steele) Graham.
12: Thomas Liam Gray (1957-) was baptised by and named after Reverend Father Thomas Flanagan, a newly ordained Irish immigrant priest who came to Saint Michael's parish in Weimar. Tom's godparents were Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Haidusek. He was the fourth godchild for them from the Gray family. Since he also had red hair, Bob wanted Tom to have an Irish second name also. Liam is the Irish name for William (his Grandpa William Nieman died on December 11, 1958). See Saints Thomas the Apostle and William.
16: Elliot Ness (1903-57) died penniless in Chicago, IL., survived by his wife, Betty. A few months later his autobiography The Untouchables was published and became a bestselling book. Movies and TV series were spawned about his carreer chasing Al Capone.
26: Pope Pius XII (1876-1958) beatified Eugenie/Blessed Mary of Providence (1825-71).
28: Zacarias Salterain Vizcarra/Father Zacarias of Saint Teresa OCD (1887-1957), Discalced Carmelite, born November 5, 1887 at Abadiano, Vizcaya, died today at Vellore, India.
Glenna Marie (Claussen) Weber (1940-) graduated from high school.
16: Sadie Belle (Flood) Gray (1896-196-)'s 61st birthday. See the song Sadie My Creole Lady written by William Hoffman in 1902.
4: Rosa Curcio/Venerable Mother Mary Crucified/Mother Maria Crocifissa, O Carm, (1877-1957)founder of Suore Carmelitane Missionarie, born January 30, 1877 at Ispica, died today at Santa Marinella.
12: Jerry Nieman (1945-)'s 12th birthday.
17: Cecilia Dolores Gray (1942-)'s 15th birthday.
31: Bernard Francis/Solanus Casey OFMCap (1870-1957), professed priest, Franciscan Capuchin priest, born November 25, 1870 at Oak Grove, Wisconsin, USA, died at Detroit.
27: Mother Teresa Fardella (1867-1957), founder of Povere Figlie di Maria, born May 24, 1867 in New York City, USA,
died at Trapani.
Cecilia Gray began her Sophomore year at Bishop Forest High School. At Saint Michael's School, Bobby Gray was in eighth grade, Vince in fourth grade. Msgr. Anthony F. Drozd asked Bobby to read the Gospel and Epistle over the PA system at daily mass from the sacristy, and gave him a tape recorder to practice with.
04: Memorial of Sarah Nieman (1889-1955)'s birthday.
11: Cecilia Elizabeth "Ceil" (Nieman) Gray (1920-1991)'s 37th birthday.
25: Six black girls escorted to Central High School at Little Rock, Arkansas by 101st Airborne Division sent by President Eisenhower, through an angry mob. Vice-principal for girls, Elizabeth Paisley Huckaby, who taught there from 1930 to 1954, wrote the book, Crisis at Central High. She retired in 1969.
28: Leontina Sotgiu (1889-1957), a Secular Franciscan of the diocese of Iglesias, who was born January 13, 1889 at Sassari, died today.
10: The Dublin Tostal Council accepted Sean O'Casey's play, The Drums of Father Ned for production in 1958 at the International Theatre Festival.
24: Catherine Cecilia "Cathy" (Davis) Gray was born to Patricia and William "Pat and Bill" Davis.
31: Gloria (Borba) Gray's 8th birthday in CA.
Thanksgiving.
4: Bob Gray (1917-78)'s 40th birthday.
25: Thomas Gray celebrates his 1st Christmas Day. Mother Maria Pia Benati (1898-1957), founder of Missionarie dell'Eucaristia, who was born March 9, 1898 at Finale Emilia, died today at Fano.
1956
1958
Angelo Roncali became pope, taking the name John XXIII.