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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Billboard magazine started ranking sales of recorded songs.
The Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was signed in Geneva, Switzerland.
The US Department of Foreign Affairs, the fledgling nation's first federal agency, was established.
Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.
The first recorded example of having to 'quarantine' was written by The Ragusan Republic.
