Juan María Fernández y Krohn tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.
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Pope John Paul II proclaimed the day as the first-ever World Youth Day.
The Trevi Fountain, one of Rome's most famous landmarks, was opened to the public by Pope Clement XIII.
Pope Hilarius became the Bishop of Rome.
A wooden relic thought to be from Jesus's manger was returned to Bethlehem.
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit a communist country.
