Pope Hilarius became the Bishop of Rome.
He continued his position until his death on February 29, 468.
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One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
Goldwyn Pictures film studio was founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Edgar Selwyn, and Archibald Selwyn.
The University of Warsaw, Poland, was founded as a Royal University following the Partitions of Poland.
The Great Flood of St Petersburg killed 10,000 people and affected almost half a million more.
The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
