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2013 Event - Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam

2013 Event - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI returns to live in Vatican City the Mater Ecclesiae two months after resigning as Pope

2013 Event - In Rome, Italy, Roman Catholic Cardinals meet in a conclave to appoint a successor to Pope Benedict XVI

2013 Event - More than 100 Catholic cardinals meet in Rome, Italy, to begin the process of selecting the successor to Pope Benedict XVI

2013 Event - At Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his farewell address

2013 Event - Citing frail health, Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation effective February 28, 2013; he is the first Pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415

2012 Event - At St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Rome, Pope Benedict XVI delivers the annual Christmas Message and holds traditional Mass at St. Peters Basilica

2012 Event - Seven new saints are canonized by Pope Benedict XVI, including Anna Schaffer, Kateri Tekakwitha, Marianne Cope and Pedro Calungsod

2012 Event - Pope Benedict XVI adds Arabic to the number of languages broadcasting the weekly Vatican address

2012 Event - Pope Benedict XVI visits Lebanon

2012 Event - Pope Benedict XVI's former butler receives orders from the Vatican to stand trial for his alleged involvement in leading allegations of corruption in the Holy See

2012 Event - Salvatore J. Cordileone is appointed the ninth Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco by Pope Benedict XVI

2012 Event - Fox News reporter and Opus Dei member Greg Burke is selected by Pope Benedict XVI as secretariat of state

2012 Event - The Vatican confirms that Pope Benedict XVI's butler was arrested for allegedly leading confidential documents

2012 Event - In Mexico, thousands in Guanajuato, come out to greet Pope Benedict XVI at the start of his first visit to Spanish-speaking Latin America

2012 Event - Pope Benedict XVI says Cuba needs to find ways to move away from Communism, and that he will help them find a peaceful way to make the transition

2012 Event - An internal investigation is launched by Pope Benedict XVI involving leaks of confidential documents that allege corruption, financial mismanagement and power struggles among senior church officials

2012 Event - Pope Benedict XVI announces seven new saints - including American saint Kateri Tekakwitha - and appoints 22 new cardinals

2011 Event - The annual Christmas message is delivered by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

2011 Event - Pope Benedict XVI begins his state visit to Germany

2011 Event - Pope Benedict XVI announces the launch of a new Vatican website, news.va; he also performs the first tweet ever made by a pope

2011 Event - Pope Benedict XVI announces Roman Catholic bishops must obey a papal order allowing priests to say the old-style Tridentine Mass

2011 Event - Pope Benedict XVI performs Easter Mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City; he calls for dialogue and diplomacy to end Libya's unrest

2011 Event - The Pope, Benedict XVI, becomes the first pontiff to participate in a televised interview session, pre-recorded for Italian television

2011 Event - In his book 'Jesus of Nazareth Part II', Pope Benedict XVI exonerates the Jewish people for the responsibility of the death of Jesus

2011 Event - Pope Benedict XVI urges Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy law whereby those who insult the Prophet Muhammed receive the death penalty

2010 Event - Spain protests against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI

2010 Event - Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop, is canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Square

2010 Event - Pope Benedict XVI celebrates open-air Mass at Fatima, Portugal with over 500,000 pilgrims attending from 35 nations including Vietnam, China and India

2006 Event - Pope Benedict XVI quotes a criticism of the Islamic faith leading to mass protests

2005 Event - Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, becomes the 265th pope

1985 Death - Edmond O'Brien, actor (Sam Benedict), dies of Alzheimer's at 69

1984 Death - Richard Benedict, actor (Okinawa), dies at 64 of a heart attack

1981 Birthday - Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton

1952 Birthday - Giuliano Ferrara, born in Rome, Italy, activist, atheist, communist turned Centre-Right and pro-life, admired Pope Benedict XVI

1948 Death - Ruth Benedict, anthropoligst, dies

1947 Birthday - Nick Benedict, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Pistol-Birth of a Legend

1944 Birthday - Dirk Benedict, born in Helena, Montana, actor on A-Team, Battlestar Galactica

1938 Birthday - Paul Benedict, Silver City, New Mexico, actor, Harry-Jeffersons

1927 Birthday - Pope Benedict XVI, German Clergyman

1921 Event - Pope Benedict XV encyclical "On Dante"

1915 Birthday - Edmond O'Brien, New York City, actor, Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight

1914 Event - Pope Benedict XV calls for peace

1914 Event - Cardinal Giacome della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV

1906 Birthday - Benedict Vilakazi, South Africa, poet/educator, Zulu-English Dictionary

1887 Birthday - Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist

1887 Birthday - Ruth Benedict, U.S., anthropologist, Patterns of Culture

1885 Death - Julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80

1876 Birthday - John Elicius Benedict B P Quick Carrington Dwyer, cricketer, Sussex

1873 Death - Benedict Augustin Morel, psychologist (dementia praecox), dies at 63

1862 Event - Berlioz' opera "Beatrice et Benedict," premieres in Baden-Baden

1854 Birthday - Benedict XV, Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa, 258th Pope, 1914-22

1809 Birthday - Benedict Augustin Morel, Vienna, French psychologist, dementia praecox

1807 Death - Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian Statesman

1804 Birthday - Julius Benedict, Stuttgart Germany, opera composer, Protoghesi

1801 Death - Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary War general, dies in London

1781 Event - British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va

1780 Event - Benedict Arnold joins the British

1780 Event - British Major John Andre reveals Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Pt

1780 Event - Benedict Arnold gives British Major Andre plans to West Point

1779 Event - Benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct

1758 Death - Benedict XIV, Prospero L Lambertini, Pope (1740-58), dies at 83

1741 Event - Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms

1741 Birthday - Benedict Arnold, general and traitor, U.S. revolution

1741 Birthday - Benedict Arnold, U.S. general turn traitor, Revolutionary War

1730 Death - Benedict XIII, Pietro F Orsini, Pope (1724-30), dies at 81

1725 Birthday - Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian Statesman

1694 Birthday - Joseph Joachim Benedict Munster, composer

1693 Death - Benedict Schultheiss, composer, dies at 39

1675 Birthday - Benedict XIV, Prospero L Lambertini, Italy, Pope, 1740-58

1653 Birthday - Benedict Schultheiss, composer

1649 Birthday - Benedict XIII, Pierfrancesco Orsini, Italy, 245th pope, 1724 - 1730

1632 Birthday - Baruch "Benedict" de Spinoza, Amsterdam, rationalist philosopher

1632 Birthday - Baruch Benedict de Spinoza, Philosopher

1610 Death - Benedict van Canfield, William Fish, English missionary, dies

1423 Death - Benedict XIII, Pedro the Luna, Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies

1342 Death - Benedict XII, Jacques Fournier, Pope (1334-42), dies

1304 Death - Benedict XI, Niccolo Boccasini, Pope (1303-04), dies [poisoned]

1024 Death - Benedict VIII, Theophylactus van Tusculum, Pope (1012-24), dies

1014 Event - Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor

983 Death - Benedict VI, Italian Pope (974-83), dies

858 Event - Nicolaas I succeeds Benedict III as pope

858 Event - Benedict III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

858 Death - Benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies

855 Event - Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

821 Death - Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies

689 Death - Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies

685 Event - St. Benedict II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

685 Death - Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies

684 Event - St. Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

579 Event - Benedict I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

579 Death - Benedict I, Italian Pope (575-79), dies

575 Event - Benedict I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

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