Kurt Cobain from Nirvana committed suicide at age 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.
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The first international rugby league took place in Wigan, England.
North Korea launched the infamous Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite.
PayPal withdrew a $3.6 million investment in North Carolina due to the state passing anti-gay legislation.
One hundred thousand rioters gathered at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to protest against the Chinese government.
Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island.
