Gangster John Herbert Dillinger was diagnosed with gonorrhea in 1924. To make matters worse, he was diagnosed when he was first sent to prison, which must have been a great start to his then-six-year sentence. In John Dillinger: The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal, biographer Dary Matera describes the treatment as “the painful injection of silver nitrate through the penis into the urethra,” which could have only increased his urge to get out of prison.
Age: Dec. at 31 (1903-1934)
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana
