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1943: Nobel laureate Karl Landsteiner – Austrian Catholic and the father of transfusion medicine

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1943: Nobel laureate Karl Landsteiner – Austrian Catholic and the father of transfusion medicine

On this day in 1943 Karl Landsteiner, the famous scientist responsible for the classification of blood gr ...

On this day in 1943 Karl Landsteiner, the famous scientist responsible for the classification of blood groups, died. In 1930 Landsteiner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his a ...

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1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British

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1661: Portuguese Catholic princess who obtained Bombay and the custom of drinking tea for the British

On this day, in 1661, the marriage contract on behalf of the British King Charles II and the Portuguese p ...

On this day, in 1661, the marriage contract on behalf of the British King Charles II and the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza was signed. With this contract Britain received the colony of Bom ...

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1465: Thomas Palaiologos Converted from Orthodoxy to Catholicism

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1465: Thomas Palaiologos Converted from Orthodoxy to Catholicism

On this day in 1465, Thomas Palaiologos, a pretender to the title of Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, die ...

On this day in 1465, Thomas Palaiologos, a pretender to the title of Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, died in Rome. Thomas was the younger brother of the last emperor in Constantinople - Constantine X ...

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1850: Renewed Strength of the Catholic Church in England

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1850: Renewed Strength of the Catholic Church in England

On this day in 1850, the Catholic hierarchy in England was restored after a few-hundred-year period. In f ...

On this day in 1850, the Catholic hierarchy in England was restored after a few-hundred-year period. In fact, there had been no Catholic bishops since the death of the last bishop appointed by the Cat ...

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1675: Who painted the “Girl with a Pearl Earring”?

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1675: Who painted the “Girl with a Pearl Earring”?

The famous painter Johannes Vermeer van Delft, particularly known for his painting “Girl with a Pearl Ear ...

The famous painter Johannes Vermeer van Delft, particularly known for his painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring”, died on this day in the year 1675. At the time of his death, he was only 43 years old. N ...

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1900: Oscar Wilde Dies a Catholic

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1900: Oscar Wilde Dies a Catholic

The famous artist Oscar Wilde died on this day. He was very controversial during his life, and remained f ...

The famous artist Oscar Wilde died on this day. He was very controversial during his life, and remained famous for his artistic genius, as well as for his unusual personality. Today there is practical ...

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1789: Why is Baltimore the Capital of Catholicism in the United States?

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1789: Why is Baltimore the Capital of Catholicism in the United States?

On this day in 1789, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States was established. It was located in ...

On this day in 1789, the oldest Catholic diocese in the United States was established. It was located in the city of Baltimore, in the U.S. state of Maryland. Selecting the city of Baltimore was not a ...

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1572: Thomas Percy – The Count who was Publicly Executed Because he Was a Catholic

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1572: Thomas Percy – The Count who was Publicly Executed Because he Was a Catholic

Thomas Percy was a member of the English aristocracy. He held the title of "Earl of Northumberland" (the ...

Thomas Percy was a member of the English aristocracy. He held the title of "Earl of Northumberland" (the English title of earl is similar to the title of count in the rest of Europe). He was also addr ...

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