At the age of 81

• 06-April-2005 : Rainier III, Prince of Monaco dies; his son Albert II succeeds him.
• 31-October-1961 : Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin Mausoleum.
• 20-March-1948 : Renowned Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini makes his television debut, conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in an allallWagner program.
• 02-March-1939 : Pope Pius XII (Cardinal Pacelli) succeeds Pope Pius XI as the 260th pope.
• 16-October-1911 : Mexican Revolution: Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio Diaz, occupies the port of Veracruz as a sign of rebellion against Madero.
• 22-January-1901 : After reigning for almost 64 years, longer than any other British monarch, Queen Victoria dies at the age of 81. Her eldest son, Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales becomes King, reigning as King Edward VII until 1910. His son, Prince George, Duke of York becomes Duke of Cornwall.
• 09-July-1900 : Queen Victoria gives royal assent to theCommonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.
• 15-May-1891 : Pope Leo XIII issues the encyclical ''Rerum Novarum'', resulting in the creation of many Christian Democrat Parties throughout Europe.
• 12-July-1730 : Pope Clement XII succeeds Pope Benedict XIII as the 246th pope.
• 08-February-1550 : Pope Julius III succeeds Pope Paul III as the 221st pope.