Kurt Cobain from Nirvana committed suicide at age 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.
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American Indian princess Pocahontas married English tobacco planter, John Rolfe.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigned due to health concerns.
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started selling inflatable tires from Akron, Ohio.
Pope Paschal I crowned Lothair I as the Emperor of Italy.
The war on the Pacific began after Chile declared war with Bolivia and Peru.