On this day - 23 October
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Sid Vicious attempts suicide
Simon John Ritchie is most commonly known by the stage name Sid Vicious. He became famous as the bass player for the punk band the Sex Pistols. Sid Vicious had a lot of struggles with drugs and alcohol which eventually led to his death at age 21 of a drug overdose.
On October 23rd 1978, Vicious attempted suicide while on bail. His girlfriend Nancy Spungen had been killed during a party earlier that month and he was under investigation for this. He claimed in a letter that he and Nancy had a suicide pact and they wanted to die together.
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