Births on May 16

David Wilkinson (theologian)

Born on May 16, 1963

David Wilkinson, English theologian and academic

David Adam Wilkinson, FRAS (born 16 May 1963) is a British Methodist minister, theologian, astrophysicist and academic. He is the current Principal of St John's College, Durham, and a professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University. He is the author of several books on the relationship between science and religion, and a regular contributor to Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4. He has a PhD in astrophysics and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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David Wilkinson (theologian)

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Events on 1963

8 Jan

Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
8 Feb

John F. Kennedy
Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.
21 Apr

Bahá'í Faith
The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith.
7 Oct

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
22 Nov

Assassination of John F. Kennedy
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald

Births on May 16

David Wilkinson (theologian)

Born on May 16, 1963

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Events on 1963

Mona Lisa

John F. Kennedy

Bahá'í Faith

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Assassination of John F. Kennedy