Henry was a legendary Swedish clergyman. Conquering Finland together with King Eric the Saint of Sweden and dying as a martyr, Henry became central in the local Roman Catholic Church. Even today, together with his alleged murderer Lalli, he remains one of the best recognized persons from the history of Finland. The authenticity of the accounts of Henry's life, ministry, and death is widely disputed. On the basis of the traditional accounts of Henry's death, he was locally recognized as a saint, prior to the founding of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints. He continues to be remembered as a local observance in the Catholic Church of Finland. He is also commemorated in several Protestant liturgical calendars.
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1066: William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships landed at Pevensey, Sussex, beginning the Norman conquest of England. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_England)
1542: Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, the first European to travel along the coast of California, landed on what is now the City of San Diego. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Cabrillo)
1972: Paul Henderson scored the game-winning goal against Vladislav Tretiak, securing a Canadian victory in the Summit Series over the Soviet ice hockey team. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Series)
1994: The ferry MS Estonia sank while commuting between Tallinn, Estonia, and Stockholm, Sweden, claiming 852 lives in one of the worst maritime accidents in the Baltic Sea. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%2FS_Estonia)
_____________________ Wiktionary's Word of the day:
dyscalculia: (pathology) Difficulty in solving mathematical problems. (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dyscalculia)
_____________________ Wikiquote of the day:
A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed — I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself. -- Georges Clemenceau (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Georges_Clemenceau)