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August 6

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  1. 1221 CEChristian · died

    Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers, died at the convent of St Nicholas in Bologna after a fever.

  2. 1885 CEBuddhist · born

    Nichidatsu Fujii, the Japanese monk who founded the Nipponzan-Myōhōji order and began building Peace Pagodas around the world, was born.

  3. 1978 CEChristian · died

    Paul VI, who presided over the close of the Second Vatican Council, died at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo.

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