January 30, 1979: Rev. Dr. Ajayi Dahunsi goes to be with the Lord. Emmanuel Ajayi Dahunsi (1915) was a former General Secretary of the Nigerian Baptist Convention from 1975 until his passing.
January 30, 1649: England’s King Charles I, the head of the Church of England who defended the “divine right of kings” while oppressing the Puritans, is beheaded by his usurper, Oliver Cromwell’s Puritan government.
January 30, 1912: Evangelical missionary, philosopher, author, and lecturer Francis Schaeffer is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a leading figure in the resurgence of evangelicalism during the 1960s and 1970s.
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