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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Tobacco arrived in England for the first time.
Around 1,000 prisoners escaped from Queyfiya Prison in Benghazi, Libya.
The musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman premiered on Broadway at Orpheum Theater, New York, US.
Tony Hawk landed the first '900' on a skateboard at the 5th annual X Games in San Francisco.
Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.
