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74 Notable deaths
 by decapitation

Siméon-François Berneux

French roman catholic missioner, bishop and saint (1814-1866).

Born May 14th, 1814 in Château-du-Loir.

Died March 7th, 1866 at 51 years old in Saenamteo (decapitation).

Anton Saefkow

German resistance fighter and communist (1903-1944).

Born July 22nd, 1903 in Berlin.

Died September 18th, 1944 at 41 years old in Brandenburg an der Havel (decapitation).

Amandina of Schakkebroek

Belgian franciscan missionary, martyr, catholic saint (1872–1900).

Born December 28th, 1872 in Herk-de-Stad.

Died July 9th, 1900 at 27 years old in Taiyuan (decapitation).

Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy

French missionary and saint (1818-1866).

Born March 16th, 1818 in Amiens.

Died March 30th, 1866 at 48 years old in Boryeong (decapitation).

Gregory Grassi

Italian franciscan friar, missionary, bishop, martyr, catholic saint (1833-1900).

Born December 13th, 1833 in Castellazzo Bormida.

Died July 9th, 1900 at 66 years old in Taiyuan (decapitation).

Hermann Lange

Roman catholic priest and martyr of the nazi period in germany (1912-1943).

Born April 16th, 1912 in Leer.

Died November 10th, 1943 at 31 years old in Hamburg (decapitation).

Carl Lampert

Austrian priest (1894–2011).

Born January 9th, 1894 in Göfis. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1944 at 50 years old in Halle (Saale) (decapitation). [ref]

Vera Obolenskaya

French resistance fighter (1911–1944).

Born June 24th, 1911 in Moscow, Baku. [ref]

Died August 4th, 1944 at 33 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).

Pierre-Henri Dorie

French missionary, martyr, saint of the catholic church (1839–1866).

Born September 23rd, 1839 in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.

Died March 7th, 1866 at 26 years old in Saenamteo (decapitation).

Galina Romanova

Ukrainian doctor, member of the german resistance (1918-1944).

Born December 25th, 1918.

Died November 3rd, 1944 at 25 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).

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