Pope Urban VIII

Pope Urban VIII, born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts and a reformer of Church missions.

5 April 1568

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Anna Sophia Berglund • Bianca Maria Sforza • Chen Huijia • Crispian St. Peters • Daniel Congré • David Winters (choreographer) • Francesco Laparelli • Frans Gommers • Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken • Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas • Iryna Pamialova • Kelly Pavlik • Károly Sós • Ravindra Prabhat • Ronnie White • Élisabeth Thérèse of Lorraine