17 AD: Germanicus of Rome celebrated a victory over the Romans (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:The Church and the Roman Empire, by Aaron Wright
Re-Emergencer of Roman Empire - By Consent (UK Leave EU Now!), by Rev. Noel Hughes
Conditions in New Testement Backgroud, by Rev. John Greer
The Rise, The Ruler, and Ruin Of Europe, by Rev. Daryl Abernethy
1538: Geneva threw out John Calvin and his zealots. Calvin was exiled from Geneva for 3 years and lived in Strasbourg (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The French Reformer John Calvin, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014)
John Calvin and Holy Living, by Dr. Joel Beeke
John Calvin, Sovereignty & Predestination, by Dr. Joel Beeke
First Person Presentation of John Calving, by Dr. Edward Panosian
1853: John Wesley Hardin was born in Bonham, Texas. The 19th century outlaw John Wesley Hardin was named after John Wesley, who started the Methodist movement in 1738 (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Religion Without Regeneration - The Personal Testimony of John Wesley, by Rev. Ian Brown