This is a list of the largest historic peaceful gatherings of people in the world at one place for a single event. Over ten million Five to ten million Around 7–9 million gathered in Karbala, Iraq to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein in October 2015. An estimated 7.5 million people gathered in New York City, United States on 20 April 1951 to honor General Douglas MacArthur just 15 days after he was relieved of duty by President Truman. An estimated six to seven million attended the Mass in Rizal Park, Manila, on 18 January 2015 that concluded the apostolic and state visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines. It was held on the Feast of the Santo Niño, and is the largest papal crowd in history. Over six million people gather at Karbala on 6 July 2012 to celebrate 15 Mid-Sha'ban. An estimated six million worshippers gathered at the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala on 8 August 2009 during Mid-Sha'ban. Over 5.5 million turned up for the Traslación of the Black Nazarene in 2015 in Manila, Philippines, ahead of Pope Francis' visit. More than five million pilgrims went on the 15th of Shaban (Mid Shaban) to Karbala at the Shrine of Imam Husain 20 July 2011. Over five million people attended the World Youth Day 1995 in Manila, Philippines, to see Pope John Paul II. It was the largest papal crowd in history, until being surpassed on 18 January 2015 during the visit of Pope Francis also in Manila. An estimated five million people attended the Democracy and Martyrs' Rally in Istanbul on 7 August 2016, according to the Istanbul Police Department. An estimated five million people gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a parade celebrating the success of the Argentina national football team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Two to five million An estimated crowd of over five million people attended the 2016 World Series parade in Chicago, Illinois after the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series since 1908, according to the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications. However, Geoffrey Baer stated that there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about that number, and that the OEMC did not respond multiple calls made by WTTW to consult about the method used to come up with the crowd figure. An estimated five million pilgrims gathered to mourn the death anniversary of Imam Kazim