On this day in 1925, the Taiwan Motion Picture Society, Taiwan's first cinematic research institute, was set up in Taipei.
On this day in 1934, the American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
On this day in 1951, Tibetans signed the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with China.
On this day in 1998, the Good Friday Agreement was accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes.
And on this day in 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) awarded Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.