Priya Nath Karar, later the Kriya Yoga master and guru Sri Yukteswar Giri, was born in Serampore, Bengal.

Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri born

Karl Barth, the Swiss Reformed theologian who authored the 'Church Dogmatics' and the Barmen Declaration, was born in Basel.

Birth of Karl Barth

Kalu Rinpoche, a Karma Kagyu meditation master and among the first Tibetan lamas to teach widely in the West, died at his monastery in Sonada, India, in 1989.

Death of Kalu Rinpoche

Augustin-Jean Fresnel was born in Broglie, France. His work established the wave theory of light, and his stepped lenses extended the reach of lighthouse beams to guide ships safely.