Deaths by...
34 Notable deaths
by decapitation
Chris Bristow
Racecar driver.
Born December 2nd, 1937 in Lambeth.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 22 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit (decapitation).
Faisal bin Musaid
Saudi arabian prince, assassin of king faisal of saudi arabia (1944-1975).
Born April 4th, 1944 in Riyadh.
Died June 18th, 1975 at 31 years old in Riyadh (decapitation).
Tan Sitong
Chinese philosopher (1865-1898).
Born March 10th, 1865 in Beijing. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1898 at 33 years old in Beijing (decapitation). [ref]
Olga Bancic
French resistance fighter (1912-1944).
Born May 10th, 1912 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1944 at 32 years old in Stuttgart (decapitation). [ref]
Jacques Fesch
French mystic.
Born April 6th, 1930 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1957 at 27 years old in La Santé Prison (decapitation). [ref]
Zhang Zhixin
Chinese dissident (1930-1975).
Born December 5th, 1930 in Tianjin.
Died April 4th, 1975 at 44 years old in Shanghai (decapitation).
Werner Seelenbinder
German sportsman.
Born August 2nd, 1904 in Szczecin.
Died October 24th, 1944 at 40 years old in Brandenburg an der Havel (decapitation).
Max Hödel
German anarchist, failed assassin (1857-1878).
Born May 27th, 1857 in Leipzig.
Died August 16th, 1878 at 21 years old in Berlin (decapitation).
Amandina of Schakkebroek
Belgian franciscan missionary, martyr, catholic saint.
Born December 28th, 1872 in Herk-de-Stad.
Died July 9th, 1900 at 27 years old in Taiyuan (decapitation).
Farid Simaika
Diver.
Born June 12th, 1907 in Alexandria.
Died September 11th, 1943 at 36 years old in Makassar (decapitation). [ref]
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø