2013 Event A Pontifical Commission is established by Pope Francise to investigate current accounting practices and implement new strategies for greater fiscal transparency and fiscal responsibility among all Vatican offices 1967 Event Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission 1930 Event Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages 1874 Death Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belgian pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 1870 Event Pontifical infalliability proclaimed 1867 Event Battle at Mentana: French/pontifical troops beat Garibaldi 1614 Death Felice Anerio, Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel), dies 1582 Event Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states 1521 Event Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France and occupy Milan 1518 Event Pontifical ambassador interrogates Martin Luther 1481 Death Bartholomeus Platinum, Italian humanist/pontifical librarian, dies 1317 Event Pontifical degree "Sancta Romania" against spiritualists 313 Event Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction