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.
The British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson became Britain's Poet Laureate.
Goldwyn Pictures film studio was founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Edgar Selwyn, and Archibald Selwyn.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
The People's Republic of China launched Shenzhou 1, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft.
