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62 Notable deaths
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Aaron Hernandez
American convicted murderer and football player (1989-2017).
Born November 6th, 1989 in Bristol.
Died April 19th, 2017 at 27 years old in Leominster (hanging to death). [ref]
Caroline Flack
English radio and television presenter (1979–2020).
Born November 9th, 1979 in London Borough of Enfield.
Died February 15th, 2020 at 40 years old in Stoke Newington (hanging to death). [ref]
Aaron Swartz
American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986-2013).
Born November 8th, 1986 in Highland Park.
Died January 11th, 2013 at 26 years old in Brooklyn (hanging to death).
Eli Cohen
Israeli spy (1924–1965).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1965 at 40 years old in Marjeh Square (hanging to death).
Silk Smitha
Indian actress (1960-1996).
Born December 2nd, 1960 in Eluru.
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 35 years old in Chennai (hanging to death).
Amon Göth
Austrian ss functionary, commandant of plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal (1908-1946).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died September 13th, 1946 at 37 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Rudolf Höss
German war criminal, commandant of auschwitz (1901–1947).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Baden-Baden.
Died April 16th, 1947 at 46 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Auschwitz I concentration camp (hanging to death).
Timothy Evans
British man wrongly convicted of murder (1924-1950).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died March 9th, 1950 at 25 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging to death).
Khudiram Bose
British indian bengali revolutionary (1889-1908) died muzaffarpur bihar at a very young age..
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Tamluk.
Died August 11th, 1908 at 18 years old in Kolkata (hanging to death).
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Japanese general and war criminal (1885–1946).
Born November 8th, 1885 in Akatsuka.
Died February 23rd, 1946 at 60 years old in Los Baños (hanging to death).
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