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Events on Friday 12 August 1689 1
1611 – 1689Pope Innocent XI (1611-1689)Died 12 August 1689, aged 78Born Benedetto Odescalchi, he reigned as Pope from 1676 and backed the Holy League that broke the Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683. He pursued financial reform of the Papal States and clashed repeatedly with Louis XIV of France over church authority. He was later beatified by the Catholic Church.