1984 Event Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th Prime Minister succeeding John Turner 1982 Event Yasuhiro Nakasone elected Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki 1974 Event Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin 1970 Event Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Gamal Abdel Nasser 1939 Event Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert 1144 Event Gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II 882 Event Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding John VIII 817 Event St. Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Stephen IV 741 Event St. Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III 687 Event St. Sergius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Conon 657 Event St. Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I 561 Event John III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I 514 Event St. Hormisdas elected as Pope succeeding Pope Sympowerus 259 Event Dionysius elected as bishop of Rome, succeeding Sixtus II
