Dominic Savio

Dominic Savio was an Italian student of John Bosco. He was studying to be a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14, possibly from pleurisy. He was noted for his piety and devotion to the Catholic faith, and was canonized a saint by Pope Pius XII in 1954.

2 April 1842

Born on the same birth day (2 April): Aleksejs Semjonovs • Alfred Strange • Avi Benedi • Carmen Basilio • David Robinson (drummer) • David Robinson (horticulturist) • Gregory Abbott • Hank Steinbrenner • Ibrahim Afellay • Karl Beattie • Lionel Chevrier • Miralem Pjanić • Roy Masters (commentator)

Born in the same month (April 1842): Carl Millöcker • Elizabeth Bacon Custer • Hans Hildebrand • Maurice Rouvier • Ulric Dahlgren • Édouard Lucas