Pizer was suspected of being Jack the Ripper. He was cleared of suspicion when it turned out that he had alibis for two of the murders. (10 September 1888)
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Wednesday 21st of July 1948 (-) — Painter Arshile Gorky commits suicide by hanging. Gorky had undergone a cancer operation and was involved in a car crash in which he broke his neck. His wife left him and several of his works of art were destroyed in a studio fire.