Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 23 December 1948

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Sisinnius remained pope for just twenty days. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "although he was so afflicted with gout that he was unable even to feed himself, he is nevertheless said to have been a man of strong character, and to have been able to take thought for the good of the city".
(4 February 708)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 23rd of December 1948 76 years ago
General of the Imperial Japanese Army Hideki Tōjō is executed by hanging at the age of 64 in Sugamo Prison, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan. On the same day 6 more officals were hanged for war-crimes.