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  • 961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

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    961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

    961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

    This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rul ...

    This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rulers of his time. He took the title of caliph, which denotes the leader of the entire Muslim wor ...

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  • 1962: Beginning of the Second Vatican Council

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    1962: Beginning of the Second Vatican Council

    1962: Beginning of the Second Vatican Council

    The Second Vatican Council was solemnly declared open on this day in 1962. It was the greatest council ga ...

    The Second Vatican Council was solemnly declared open on this day in 1962. It was the greatest council gathering in the history of the Catholic Church. The Council was opened by Pope (now Saint) John ...

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  • 1047: Clement II: The Only Pope Buried North of the Alps

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    1047: Clement II: The Only Pope Buried North of the Alps

    1047: Clement II: The Only Pope Buried North of the Alps

    Pope Clement II, the 149th leader of the Catholic Church, was born on this day in 1047. Despite the fact ...

    Pope Clement II, the 149th leader of the Catholic Church, was born on this day in 1047. Despite the fact that he died in Italy, at the town of Pesaro on the Adriatic coast, Clement II was buried in Ge ...

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  • 1590: Urban VII: Pope who Had the Shortest Reign

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    1590: Urban VII: Pope who Had the Shortest Reign

    1590: Urban VII: Pope who Had the Shortest Reign

    Pope Urban VII died on this day in 1590, only 13 days after he had been elected pope. Therefore, he becam ...

    Pope Urban VII died on this day in 1590, only 13 days after he had been elected pope. Therefore, he became the pope with the shortest pontificate in the history. Urban VII had been born as Giovanni Ba ...

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  • 303: Saint Fermin and Running with the Bulls in Pamplona

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    303: Saint Fermin and Running with the Bulls in Pamplona

    303: Saint Fermin and Running with the Bulls in Pamplona

    St. Fermin is especially popular in Pamplona, where the running with the bulls is held in his honor every ...

    St. Fermin is especially popular in Pamplona, where the running with the bulls is held in his honor every year. Pamplona is the capital of Navarre, the country which is part of present-day Spain, but ...

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  • 1959: Buddhist Monk who Shot Prime Minister Solomon Bandaranaike

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    1959: Buddhist Monk who Shot Prime Minister Solomon Bandaranaike

    1959: Buddhist Monk who Shot Prime Minister Solomon Bandaranaike

    Solomon Bandaranaike, a Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, was assassinated by a Buddhist monk on this day in 1 ...

    Solomon Bandaranaike, a Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, was assassinated by a Buddhist monk on this day in 1959. The monk Talduwe Somarama was persuaded to do so due to the conspirators who wanted the de ...

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  • 1890: Mormons Officially Abolish Plural Marriage

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    1890: Mormons Officially Abolish Plural Marriage

    1890: Mormons Officially Abolish Plural Marriage

    On this day in 1890 Mormon leaders issued a manifesto according to which the practice of polygamy was to ...

    On this day in 1890 Mormon leaders issued a manifesto according to which the practice of polygamy was to be abolished within their community. Church president Wilford Woodruff was the lead author of t ...

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  • 1765: Gregory XVI: Last Man who was Elected Pope Without First Becoming Bishop

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    1765: Gregory XVI: Last Man who was Elected Pope Without First Becoming Bishop

    1765: Gregory XVI: Last Man who was Elected Pope Without First Becoming Bishop

    Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, the man who was to become the 254th Pope in 1831, was born on this day in ...

    Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, the man who was to become the 254th Pope in 1831, was born on this day in 1765. As Pope, he took the name Gregory XVI and remains the last pope who took that name. He wa ...

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