Argentinian cardinal

Leonardo Sandri

Leonardo Sandri is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since November 2007 and vice dean of the College of Cardinals since January 2020. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches from 2007 to 2022. He served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1974 to 1991 in several overseas assignments, including as a permanent observer of the Holy See before the Organization of American States from 1989 to 1991, and in Rome as Substitute for General Affairs in the Secretariat of State from 1999 to 2007.

Born

1943

November 18

Died

Living

Era

1940s

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1943 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

326 The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I.
401 The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy.
1095 The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land.
1105 Maginulfo is elected Antipope Sylvester IV in opposition to Pope Paschal II.

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The world in 1943

When Leonardo arrived

april 13 World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility.
april 13 The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth.
april 16 Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
april 18 World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.

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David Ortiz 1975– Dominican-American baseball player Eugene Ormandy 1899–1985 Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (born 1899) Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1929) 1856– Hank Ballard 1927–2003 American singer-songwriter (born 1927) Herman Rarebell 1949– German rock drummer and songwriter Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1860–1941 Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (born 1860) Jack Tatum 1948–2010 American football player (born 1948) Koichiro Kimura 1969– Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (died 2014) Marjorie Gestring 1922–1992 American springboard diver (born 1922)

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Albano Carrisi 1943– Italian singer, actor, and winemaker Blythe Danner 1943– American actress Burt Rutan 1943– American engineer and pilot Davey Johnson 1943– American baseball player and manager (died 2025) Eddie Low 1943–2024 New Zealand country singer and musician (died 2024) Emerson Boozer 1943– American football player and sportscaster Florence Ballard 1943–1976 American singer (born 1943) Gamini Lokuge 1943– Sri Lankan politician (died 2025) Gary Wright 1943– American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2023)

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