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*May 13 - [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]], a member of the [[Grey Wolves]], attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. | *May 13 - [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]], a member of the [[Grey Wolves]], attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. | ||
*July 6 - The [[Cuban American National Foundation]] is founded. | *July 6 - The [[Cuban American National Foundation]] is founded. | ||
*July 16 - [[Mahathir Mohamad]] is elected Prime Minister of Malaysia. | |||
*July 27 - Serial killer [[Ottis Toole]] abducts 6-year old Adam Walsh from the parking lot of the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, later raping him and decapitating him with a machete. | *July 27 - Serial killer [[Ottis Toole]] abducts 6-year old Adam Walsh from the parking lot of the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, later raping him and decapitating him with a machete. | ||
*October 6 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated in Cairo by [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] members [[Khalid Islambouli]] and [[Muhammad abd-al-Salam Faraj]]. | *October 6 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated in Cairo by [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] members [[Khalid Islambouli]] and [[Muhammad abd-al-Salam Faraj]]. | ||