Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
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The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the Emperor of France by the French Senate.
The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.
John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
