May 1981: shot in stomach and hand during assassination attempt in St Peter's Square
July 1992: undergoes surgery to remove intestinal tumour
1992: symptoms of Parkinson's disease appear
November 1993: dislocates shoulder during fall from stairs
April 1994: suffers broken right thigh bone
December 1995: misses Christmas Mass for the first time because of flu
March and August 1996: cancels public engagements because of fevers of "digestive nature"
October 1996: undergoes surgery to remove appendix
June 1999: cancels open-air Mass in Poland after fall
March 2002: cancels public engagements because of flare-up of arthritis in right knee
September 2003: cancels engagements because of an intestinal ailment
February 2005: has week in hospital after falling ill with flu, readmitted after relapse two weeks later