Mother Teresa born in Skopje
1910
A girl named Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was born to an Albanian family in what was then Ottoman Macedonia. At eighteen she left home to become a Catholic nun and by mid-century was running a mission among the dying of Calcutta. Before her own death in 1997 she would become the most famous Christian of the age.
In context
Also in 1910 (4 other events on record)
- Madero calls for Mexican revolution · North America · War
- Japan annexes Korea · East Asia · Politics
- Edward VII dies, George V takes throne · Europe · Politics
- Portugal becomes a republic · Europe · Politics
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in Religion
Era
Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.
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