John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
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India had their first successful nuclear bomb test.
The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
Apollo 10 was launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the Moon.
Britain declared war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continued interfering in Italy and Switzerland.
