John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
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Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.
Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of treason led to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe, who was his roommate.
Apollo 10 was launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the Moon.
