April 7
The Hebrew anniversary of a passing drifts against the civil calendar; these fall on April 7 this year.
- 1875 CEIslamic · born
Marmaduke Pickthall, the English writer whose 1930 rendering 'The Meaning of the Glorious Koran' became a widely used English translation, was born on this day in 1875.
- 1933 CEIslamic · born
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, an Iranian-American philosopher known for his writing on Islamic thought, science and Sufism, was born on this day in 1933.
- 1968 CEBuddhist · founded
Sangharakshita founded the Western Buddhist Order, now the Triratna Buddhist Order, ordaining its first members with equal standing for women and men.
- 1948 CEScience · founded
The Constitution of the World Health Organization entered into force in 1948, creating the United Nations agency for international public health; the day is now marked annually as World Health Day.