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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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 musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman premiered on Broadway at Orpheum Theater, New York, US.
The first recorded example of having to 'quarantine' was written by The Ragusan Republic.
