Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
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Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
Britain declared war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continued interfering in Italy and Switzerland.
The Crusaders lost control of the city of Acre, the Kingdom of Jerusalem's last bastion, after a fourteen-day siege.
The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.
India had their first successful nuclear bomb test.
