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Monday 7th of June 1954 (-) — Mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, computer scientist and philosopher Alan Turing commits suicide by cyanide poisoning When Turing's body was discovered, an apple lay half-eaten beside his bed, and although the apple was not tested for cyanide, it was speculated that this was the means by which a fatal dose was consumed. In 1952, Turing was convicted of acts of gross indecency after admitting to a sexual relationship with a man in Manchester. He was placed on probation and required to undergo hormone therapy.
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