Arthur Woodcock

Arthur Woodcock - who was born on September 23rd, 1865, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England - was an English cricketer.  When only a few months old, he moved to Leicestershire, where - as a right-arm fast bowler and a tailend batsman - he played 121 first-class matches for his adopted county between 1894 and 1908, as well as appearing for the short-lived London County Cricket Club in 1900. Woodcock's first engagement as a player was, in 1887, for Mitcham Cricket Club in Surrey.  His form there was so good that he was recommended as a cricket coach to Haverford College in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; and he took up employment there between 1888 and 1894, continuing to play English County Cricket between July and September during these years.  In 1895, Woodcock became a member of the Lord's groundstaff, and during that season took 102 wickets at an average of just over 19 runs apiece; this was his most-successful season.  Woodcock was a poor batsman - averaging 8.31 over the course of his career, with a highest score of 62 against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1898 - but was, during his prime in the late-1890s, considered the second-fastest bowler in England, shaded only by Charles Kortright.  In all, he took 548 wickets at an average of 22.28, with best figures of 9-28 against M.C.C. at Lord's in 1899.  As his county career wound down, he continued to play for M.C.C., and  also umpired some first-class matches in 1906. Woodcock was severely hampered by knee trouble during his later career; so much so that he was forced to drop out of the Leicestershire side in the 1903 season.  On May 14th, 1910, at Billesdon, Leicestershire, England, Arthur Woodcock committed suicide by "self-administered poison".  He was 44 years old.

Daniel Gonzalez

Daniel Julian Gonzalez - who was born on June 21st, 1980 - was an English spree killer, who murdered four people, and injured two others, during a two-day period across London and Sussex, in September of 2004.  The son of a Spanish father and an English mother, he was born in Frimley, Surrey, England, attending Gordon's School, a privately-run school near Woking, Surrey. Gonzalez passed eight GCSEs at school, becoming a talented actor and a chess champion, but was also described as a, "...dark and troubled boy...".  From the age of 17, Gonzalez received treatment for his psychological problems, but his mother was not happy with the care he received, writing a letter to her local M.P. saying, "...does my son have to commit murder to get help?"  By age 24, Gonzalez was unemployed, friendless, and using drugs, spending most of his time playing violent video games and watching horror films. On September 15th, 2004, he attacked 61-year-old Peter King in Portsmouth with a knife, but King fought him off. Gonzalez fled to Hove in Sussex, where, the same day, he stabbed to death 76-year-old Marie Harding whilst wearing an ice-hockey mask; the mask was later found to have his DNA on it, and was used to convict him.  On September 17th, Gonzalez travelled to Tottenham in the early morning, where he stabbed 46-year-old Kevin Molloy to death, before breaking into the house of Koumis Constantino, but was fought off before he could stab him.  He then went to Highgate, where he broke into the house of an elderly couple, Derek and Jean Robinson, murdering them - an experience he described as "orgasmic". Gonzalez was arrested after he was seen running naked from the Robinsons' house, covered in blood, and was sent for trial at Broadmoor Hospital.  Whilst awaiting trial there, he tried to kill himself by biting through an artery in his arm.  At the trial, Gonzalez pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but this was rejected, and he was given six life sentences, with a recommendation that he never be released.  On August 9th, 2007, Gonzalez committed suicide in his cell at Broadmoor Hospital, by cutting himself with the sharp edge of a broken CD case.  He was 27 years old.

Terence Donovan

Terence Daniel Donovan was an English fashion photographer and film director.  Born on September 14th, 1936, in Stepney, East London, England, he was famous, along with fellow photographers David Bailey and Brian Duffy, for capturing the mood of the 'swinging '60s'. Between the ages of eleven and fifteen, Donovan studied at the London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography, joining the Royal Photographic Society in 1963. He socialised with many celebrities of the time, often photographing his models against the gritty urban surroundings of his home town.  He shot for many top fashion magazines, branching out into film production in the 1970s, eventually directing over 3,000 commercials, as well as the rarely-seen 1973 cop film, Yellow Dog. Donovan also made documentaries, as well as music videos - the most famous of which was probably for Robert Palmer's song "Addicted To Love".  He was a black belt in judo, co-authoring a popular book on the subject, and also enjoyed painting.  Donovan was married twice: the first marriage, to Janet Cohen, was short-lived, and produced a son, Daniel Donovan - a keyboardist; the second, to Diana Dare, produced a daughter - the actress Daisy Donovan, and a son - the co-founder of Rockstar Games, Terry Donovan.  On November 22nd, 1996, Terence Donovan hanged himself in Ealing, London, England.  An inquest concluded that steroid drugs he had been taking for a skin condition had caused him to develop depression.  He was 60 years old.