Popiełuszko's body was found 10 days later in the Vistula Water Reservoir. Popiełuszko has been recognized as a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church and was beatified on 6 June 2010 by Archbishop Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Benedictus XVI. (19 October 1984)
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Monday 8th of May 1933 (x) — Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi starts his Third Anti-Untouchability Fast, for the improvement of Harijans' condition. Gandhi's fast lasted for 21 days.