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Events on Wednesday 26 July 1471 1
1417 – 1471Pope Paul II (1417-1471)Died 26 July 1471, aged 54Born Pietro Barbo, Paul II served as pope from 1464 until his death, known for reviving Roman carnival festivities and clashing with humanist scholars over church patronage. He died suddenly of a stroke in Rome. His death led to the election of Pope Sixtus IV.