The Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood, California, built in an Exotic Revival style architecture.
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Napoleon Bonaparte was declared the Emperor of France by the French Senate.
Chris Cornell, American musician of Soundgarden and Audioslave, committed suicide at age 52 by hanging.
John Bellingham was sentenced to death for assassinating Spencer Perceval, the British Prime Minister.
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of treason led to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe, who was his roommate.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
