Popiełuszko's body was found 10 days later in the Vistula Water Reservoir. Popiełuszko has been recognized as a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church and was beatified on 6 June 2010 by Archbishop Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Benedictus XVI. (19 October 1984)
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Wednesday 27th of April 1521 (-) — Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is struck by a bamboo spear and later surrounded and finished off with other weapons during the Battle of Mactan.