Sheppard's slight build had aided his previous prison escapes but it condemned him to a slow death by strangulation from the hangman's noose. (16 November 1724)
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Thursday 19th of May 1994 (-) — Cyclist Luis Ocaña commits suicide by a shot in the head. Ocaña was depressed over financial matters and was also suffering from liver cirrhosis, hepatitis C and cancer.