1598: Theater was organized for the first time in America.
1598: King Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nungs, granting Huguenots freedom of religion.
1725: Emperor Charles VI of Austria and King Philip V of Spain signed the Treaty of Vienna.
1789: George Washington was elected the first President of America
1794: The Battle of Boulou is fought, in which the French army under General Union defeats the Spanish.
1945: German dictator Hitler and his wife Eva Brown committed suicide.
1956: Death of former US Vice President and Senator Alban Barkley during a speech in Virginia.