John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
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The Worms massacre began.
Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the Emperor of France by the French Senate.
Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
India had their first successful nuclear bomb test.
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
