Sylvester Stein [SEP] date of death
Sylvester Stein
Sylvester Stein (25 December 1920 – 28 December 2015) was a South-African writer, publisher and athlete.
Biography.
Stein was born in Cape Town, South Africa and grew up in Durban, son of a mathematics professor. His sister and brother are both life scientists.
After completing his education as an electrical engineer, Stein volunteered for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He served mainly on minesweepers, and later moved to the UK to work on the degaussing of ships
at Jerusalem about a year before Arius' death.
- September 13 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is consecrated.
- December 31 – Pope Sylvester I dies at Rome after a 21-year reign. He is succeeded by Mark as the 34th pope.
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Births.
- Fu Sheng, emperor of the Chinese Di state Former Qin (d. 357)
- Gregory of Nyssa, Christian bishop and saint (approximate date)
- Magnus Maximus, Western Roman Emperor (approximate date)