- Succeeded by Pope John Paul I.
- The last pope to accept the three tiered papal crown.
- His coronation in 1963 was the last for a Pope, all of his three successors opted for a low-key papal installation.
- In 1965 he became the first Pontiff to visit the U.S. where he was met by Lyndon B. Johnson. The pope later celebrated Mass in Yankee Stadium.
- Ordained a priest on May 29, 1920.
- Appointed Archbishop of Milan by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
- Elevated to cardinal in 1958 by Pope John XXIII.
- Elected pope on the fifth ballot on June 21, 1963, succeeding Pope John XXIII.
- Was the most traveled pope at the time of his papacy.
- Addressed the United Nations in 1965.
- 262nd Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
- He was the last Pope born in the 19th century.
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