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3 Oct 1992
A picture of Pope John Paul II was torn up by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor on Saturday Night Live.
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3 Feb 1986
Mother Teresa and The Pope met in Calcutta, where they both fed the sick.
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20 Dec 1985
Pope John Paul II established World Youth Day, an event for young Christians around the world.
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26 Mar 1985
Pope John Paul II proclaimed the day as the first-ever World Youth Day.
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12 May 1982
Juan María Fernández y Krohn tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.
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20 Jun 1981
Pope John Paul II was sent to hospital for 55 days after contracting an infection.
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13 May 1981
An assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II.
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6 Oct 1979
Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House in Washington, D.C.
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29 Sep 1979
John Paul II became the first pope to visit the Republic of Ireland.
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2 Jun 1979
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit a communist country.
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16 Oct 1978
Polish Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła became the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523 as Pope John Paul II.
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29 Feb 1944
Future Pope John Paul II was almost killed by a Nazi truck in Krakow, Poland.
