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74 Notable deaths
by decapitation
Vic Morrow
American actor (1929–1982).
Born February 14th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 53 years old in Valencia (decapitation).
Daniel Pearl
American journalist (1963–2002).
Born October 10th, 1963 in Princeton.
Died February 1st, 2002 at 38 years old in Karachi (decapitation).
Sophie Scholl
German resistance fighter during the nazi regime, member of the white rose (1921-1943).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Forchtenberg. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 21 years old in Munich, Munich Prison (decapitation). [ref]
James Foley
American journalist.
Born October 18th, 1973 in Rochester. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2014 at 40 years old in Raqqa (decapitation). [ref]
Peter Kürten
German serial killer (1883-1931).
Born May 26th, 1883 in Mülheim.
Died July 2nd, 1931 at 48 years old in Cologne (decapitation).
Charles George Gordon
British army officer and administrator.
Born January 28th, 1833 in Woolwich. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1885 at 51 years old in Khartoum (decapitation). [ref]
Boris Sagal
American director, television producer (1923–1981).
Born October 18th, 1923 in Dnipro.
Died May 22nd, 1981 at 57 years old in Timberline Lodge (decapitation).
Fritz Haarmann
German serial killer (1879–1925).
Born October 25th, 1879 in Hanover.
Died April 15th, 1925 at 45 years old in Hanover (decapitation).
Nick Berg
American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in iraq.
Born April 2nd, 1978 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 2004 at 26 years old in Iraq (decapitation).
Eugen Weidmann
Sentenced to death in france.
Born February 5th, 1908 in Frankfurt.
Died June 17th, 1939 at 31 years old in Versailles (decapitation).
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