On this day - 15 July
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Gianni Versace murdered
Gianni Versace was the founder of the Versace fashion house. On July 15th 1997, Versace was murdered by Andrew Cunanan while collecting magazines outside his house. Cunanan had murdered four other men before this and died by suicide eight days later.
Versace's family took over the fashion line following his murder, with his brother, Santo, becoming the CEO and his sister, Donatella, becoming the head of design. Versace left 50% of the fashion empire to his niece Allegra.
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