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October 9

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  1. 1797 CEJewish · died

    Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the Vilna Gaon and foremost leader of Lithuanian rabbinic scholarship, died in Vilnius.

  2. 1958 CEChristian · died

    Pope Pius XII, who led the Catholic Church through the Second World War and its aftermath, died at Castel Gandolfo.

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