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Events on Wednesday 13 May 1981 1
1981Assassination attempt on Pope John Paul IIPope shot in St Peter's SquareMehmet Ali Agca shot and seriously wounded Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square on 13 May 1981. The Pope underwent emergency surgery and survived after months of recovery. He later visited Agca in prison to forgive him.