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Giovanni Cagliero

Catholic cardinal (1838–1926)

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Born
January 11, 1838
Died
February 28, 1926
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1838

About Giovanni Cagliero

Giovanni Cagliero SDB (11 January 1838 – 28 February 1926) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked as a missionary in South America and served as Apostolic Delegate to Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua from 1908 to 1915 when he was elevated to the rank of cardinal. A member of the Salesians, he was the first member of that order to become a bishop and the first to be made a cardinal.

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Career and life highlights

Giovanni Cagliero timeline

  1. Born: January 11, 1838
  2. Died: February 28, 1926

The world when Giovanni Cagliero was born

Giovanni Cagliero was born in 1838. 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 1838

  • Best-selling bookOliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTrail of Tears — forced removal of Cherokee
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic steamship crossing (SS Great Western)
  • World population~1.18B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population16.3M

1838 versus 2026

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

Measure18382026
Population16.3M341 million

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