Pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV, born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social, and humanitarian consequences in Europe.
21 November 1854
Born on the same birth day (21 November): Alex Tanguay • Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni • Coleman Hawkins • Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg • John Bale • Karen Davila • Ken Griffey Jr. • Leo Politi • Lucía Jiménez • Ludwik Gorzkowski • Mollie Steimer
Born in the same month (November 1854): Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator) • Carlo Fornasini • George Whitefield Chadwick • Hubert Lyautey • Johannes Rydberg • John Philip Sousa • Maud Howe Elliott • Paul Sabatier (chemist)