Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the Emperor of France by the French Senate.
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Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
The Crusaders lost control of the city of Acre, the Kingdom of Jerusalem's last bastion, after a fourteen-day siege.
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of treason led to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe, who was his roommate.
Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.
