Britain declared war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continued interfering in Italy and Switzerland.
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John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for president at the 1860 Republican National Convention.
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
The Worms massacre began.
Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
