16 October 1978
Election
Elected by the College of Cardinals, in the Eighth round
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Vatican in Poland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Elected by the College of Cardinals, in the Eighth round
Inaugurated Pope
Appointed Pope, the 1st non-Italian pontiff since 1523. Appointed Pope, at 58 the youngest Pope in 132 yrs
John Paul II meets Lech Walesa at the Vatican
John Paul II meets Lech Walesa at the Vatican
Mehmet Ali Agca claims he was working for the KGB
Shot in the Vatican Sqr by a Turk, Mehmet Ali Agca. Mehmet Ali Agca claims he was working for the KGB
Provenance
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