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Luigi Raimondi

Luigi Raimondi, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (died 1975)

Born
October 25, 1912
Died
June 24, 1975
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1912

About Luigi Raimondi

Luigi Raimondi was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints from his elevation to the cardinalate by Pope Paul VI in 1973 until his death two years later. Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. From 1938 to 1942, Raimondi was secretary of the Guatemalan nunciature, during which time he was raised to the rank of a Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness on 3 March 1939.

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The world when Luigi Raimondi was born

Luigi Raimondi was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Luigi Raimondi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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