The trial of Slobodan Milošević begins at The Hague. The former President of Yugoslavia and Serbia died 4 years later, before the trial's conclusion.

Edvard Munch's “The Scream” is stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. The iconic painting, one of a series of four, was recovered several months later.

George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” premieres. The piece is among Gershwin's best-known compositions and one of the most popular pieces of the symphonic jazz genre.

The last Emperor of China abdicates at the age of 6. Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City after a military coup in 1924. He died on October 17, 1967 aged 61.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded in the U.S.. The NAACP is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States.