27 July 1890 July 27, 2014 Author: Staff Vincent van Gogh shoots himself with a gun and dies two days later. Famous Words of Inspiration..."They fail, and they alone, who have not striven." Thomas Bailey Aldrich — Click here for more from Thomas Bailey Aldrich Related posts: 27 July 1890 19 November 1998 6 October 1723 15 June 1752 22 December 2001 27 July 2002 27 July 1866 Categories: History Tags: 1890, 27 July