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Pope John Paul I (Latin: Ioannes Paulus I) born Albino Luciani (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbino luˈtʃani]; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978) was Pope from his election to the papacy on 26 August 1978 to his sudden death 33 days later on 28 September 1978. His 33-day reign is among the shortest in papal history resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes the first since 1605.John Paul I was the first pope to be born in the 20th century and the last pope to die in it.