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

27th September 2021
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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11th January 1964: US Surgeon General publishes groundbreaking report on the health effects of tobacco smoking

11th January 2021
Tagged as: America, Health, Science, Smoking, Tobacco, USA

The report drew three main conclusions focused on the effect of smoking on the functioning of the respiratory system.

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

11th January 1964: US Surgeon General publishes groundbreaking report on the health effects of tobacco smoking

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

16th May 1966: Start of the Cultural Revolution in China when Mao releases the ‘May 16th Notification’

15th May 1928: Mickey Mouse’s first cartoon appearance

14th May 1796: English physician and scientist Edward Jenner tests the process of vaccination against smallpox using cowpox infection

13th May 1950: First #Formula1 World Championship Grand Prix race at Silverstone

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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