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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".
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Writer, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau known for his book ‘Walden’ 12 July 1817 (+) is born in Concord, United States. 30 April 1844 (x) and his friend Edward Hoar accidentally set a fire that consumed 300 acres (1.2 km2) of Walden Woods in Concord, United States. 6 May 1862 (-) dies of tuberculosis in Concord, United States. |
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