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Memoral of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

Today in Catholic History:

1305 Bernard de Goth (1264–1314), born in Villandraut, France, was named Pope Clement V on this date. He moved the seat of papal power to Avignon, France, and was there dominated by French King Philip V. The conclave to elect a pope had been deadlocked for over a year. Clement's highest achievement was the completion of the ecclesiastical laws, a task begun over a century earlier.

History Highlight of the Day: Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Birthdays:

1920 - Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American author (d. 1974)

1956 - Kenny G, American saxophonist

1967 - Ray Lankford, baseball player

1969 - Brian McKnight, American musician

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