Vincent van Gogh shot himself at a wheat field in Auvers-Sur-Oise, France, and died from his wounds two days later.
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NASA decided to suspend space shuttle flights after analyzing the launch of mission STS-114.
The Battle of Bouvines began.
Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.
Around 1,000 prisoners escaped from Queyfiya Prison in Benghazi, Libya.
Oliver Cromwell's forces from Cambridgeshire and forces from Nottingham met near Gainsborough, ready to battle the following day in the Battle of Gainsborough.
