Pope John Paul II established World Youth Day, an event for young Christians around the world.
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Gangs of New York, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, was released.
Adolf Hitler was freed from jail early.
Pablo Picasso's 'Portrait of Suzanne Bloch' was stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art, along with O Lavrador de Café by Candido Portinari.
Cardiff was proclaimed the capital of Wales by the UK's Minister for Welsh Affairs.
The last Australian troops were evacuated from Gallipoli during World War I.
