Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, based on J.K. Rowling’s 2007 fantasy novel, was released worldwide.
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Pope Hilarius became the Bishop of Rome.
Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
A meteorite weighing 8kg landed southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
