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40 Notable deaths
by execution by shooting
Nikolai Kondratiev
Soviet economist (1892-1938).
Born March 16th, 1892 in Galuevskaya.
Died September 17th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting).
Chen Gongbo
Chinese politician (1892–1946).
Born October 19th, 1892 in Nanhai.
Died June 3rd, 1946 at 53 years old in Wu County (execution by shooting).
Nikolai Voznesensky
Soviet economist (1903-1950).
Born December 1st, 1903 in Tula.
Died October 1st, 1950 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg (execution by shooting).
Werner Teske
Stasi colonel, executed for treason (1942–1981).
Born April 24th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died June 26th, 1981 at 39 years old in Leipzig (execution by shooting).
Pavel Postyshev
Soviet politician (1887-1939).
Born September 18th, 1887 in Ivanovo.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 51 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
Ramiro Ledesma Ramos
Spanish author (1905–1936).
Born May 23rd, 1905 in Alfaraz de Sayago.
Died October 29th, 1936 at 31 years old in Aravaca (execution by shooting).
Leonid Kannegisser
Russian poet and assassin (1896-1918).
Born March 27th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 19th, 1918 at 22 years old in Saint Petersburg (execution by shooting).
Vlas Chubar
Soviet politician (1891-1939).
Born February 22nd, 1891 in Fedorivka. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1939 at 48 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
Aleksey Sukletin
Soviet serial killer and cannibal.
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Kazan.
Died June 29th, 1987 at 44 years old in Kazan (execution by shooting).
Janusz Kusociński
Polish long distance runner (1907-1940).
Born January 15th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 33 years old in Palmiry (execution by shooting). [ref]
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