British prime minister Lord Castlereagh commits suicide, aged 82.
He was very unpopular with the British people, in part as a result
of the repressive measures he used to counter radical reformism.
Citation:
Editors. "Lord Castlereagh commits suicide".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011
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