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 Nazi Party killed around 1,000 people, which became known as the 'Night of Long Knives.'
American gangster John Dillinger died from gunshot wounds at age 31.
Donald Duck made its first appearance in 'The Wise Little Hen.'
The Dionne quintuplets were born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne, who later became the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
Police killed Bonnie and Clyde.
The Surgeon's Photograph, the most famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster, was published.
Bonnie and Clyde shot two highway patrolmen outside Grapevine, Texas.
Driving tests were introduced in the UK for the first time.
The notorious John Dillinger used a wooden pistol to break out of prison.
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.
