American bank robber Charles Arthur Floyd, AKA Pretty Boy Floyd, was shot dead by the FBI.
With a record time of 2:52:29, Armas Toivonen was the first European to win gold for a marathon at the European Athletics Championships.
Adolf Hitler became Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
Idaho's hottest day was recorded at a scorching 118°F (48°C).
The Austrian Civil War came to an end after four days of bloodshed.
A record low temperature was recorded and reached a bone-chilling -15°F in Central Park, New York City.
Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.