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27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

27th September 2019
Tagged as: Catholicism, Europe, Mexico, Papacy, Papal States, Pope, Rome, Smoking, Tobacco, Urban VII, Urban VIII, Vatican

The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ban.

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16th June 1846: Pope Pius IX begins the longest ever reign of a Catholic Pope

16th June 2019
Tagged as: Catholicism, Italy, Liberalism, Papacy, Papal States, Pius IX, Pope, Religion, Vatican City

Born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pius IX’s election by the Papal conclave of 1846 came at a time of significant political unrest across Europe.

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27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

16th June 1846: Pope Pius IX begins the longest ever reign of a Catholic Pope

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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

27th January 1945: Auschwitz-Birkenau liberated by Soviet forces

26th January 1564: Pope Pius IV confirms the decrees of the Council of Trent

25th January 1890: Nellie Bly circumnavigates the world in 72 days

24th January 1908: Robert Baden-Powell publishes Scouting for Boys

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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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