Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned the Emperor of France in Paris.
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The 'I Robot' collection of sci-fi short stories by Isaac Asimov was published by Genome Press in the US.
Sweden introduced a groundbreaking Freedom of Press Act, becoming the first nation to introduce freedom of speech.
NASA's Endeavour Space Shuttle was launched through Mission STS-61.
The first artificial heart was successfully implanted.
Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot and killed in Medellín.
