1 5 4 th , ▁ 1 5 5 th , ▁ 1 5 6 th , ▁ 1 5 7 th , ▁ 1 5 8 th , ▁ 1 5 9 th , ▁ 1 6 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 6 1 st ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Legisl atures . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁he ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁by ▁shooting ▁himself ▁in ▁his ▁office ▁at ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁Broadway ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁while ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁hand ▁down ▁an ▁ind ict ment ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁counts ▁of ▁grand ▁lar cen y ▁and ▁em be zz lement . ▁His ▁wife ▁claimed ▁that ▁Berg ▁shot ▁himself ▁because ▁of ▁ill ▁health . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁York ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Democr ats ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁Category : American ▁polit icians ▁who ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁Category : Su ic ides ▁by ▁fire arm ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : New ▁York ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : M ale ▁suic ides ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁the ▁Bron x <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 ▁Ran ji ▁Tro phy ▁was ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Ran ji