Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation, and he retained this title until his death in 2022.
16 April 1927
Born on the same birth date (16 April 1927): Edie Adams • Rolf Schult
Born on the same birth day (16 April): Aaron Lennon • Boris Diaw • David Holford • Dominique Venner • John Watkins (Australian cricketer) • Lennart Risberg • Nate Diaz • Patricia De Martelaere • Polly Adler • Rolf Schult • Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys • Vadim Kuzmin (physicist) • Vicar (cartoonist)
Born in the same month (April 1927): Arne Hoel • Bo Callaway • Dany Robin • Jack Douglas (actor) • Josy Barthel • Maurice Ronet • Norma Candal • Ollie Mitchell • Rolf Schult • Thomas Hemsley • Wesley A. Brown