January 22
The Hebrew anniversary of a passing drifts against the civil calendar; these fall on January 22 this year.
- R. Yisrael Abuhatzeira (the Baba Sali)d. 1984 CE
Moroccan Sephardic kabbalist; his Netivot tomb is a major pilgrimage site
Trace this life → - R. Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg (Seridei Eish)d. 1966 CE
Orthodox posek and rosh yeshiva, author of the responsa Seridei Eish
- 1922 CEChristian · died
Pope Benedict XV, whose pontificate spanned the First World War and its aftermath, died in the Vatican of pneumonia.
- 1931 CEBuddhist · born
Sheng Yen, the Chan master and scholar who founded Dharma Drum Mountain, was born near Shanghai in Jiangsu, China.
- 2022 CEBuddhist · died
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen teacher who popularized mindfulness and coined the term 'engaged Buddhism,' died at Tu Hieu Temple in Hue at age 95.
- 1561 CEScience · born
Francis Bacon, the philosopher and statesman who championed observation and inductive reasoning and is called a father of the scientific method, was born in London.
Trace this life → - 1908 CEScience · born
Lev Landau, a wide-ranging theoretical physicist known for his work on condensed matter and superfluidity, was born in Baku.
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