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185 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Cesare Battisti
Italian irrendentist (1875-1916).
Born February 5th, 1875 in Trento.
Died July 13th, 1916 at 41 years old in Trento (hanging to death).
Alireza Akbari
Iranian military officer and mi6 informant.
Born October 21st, 1961 in Shiraz.
Died January 14th, 2023 at 61 years old in Iran (hanging to death). [ref]
Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi
Iraqi murderer.
Born March 1st, 1970 in Ramadi.
Died February 4th, 2015 at 44 years old in Swaqa prison (hanging to death).
Hans Bernd von Haeften
German jurist and resistance fighter against nazism (1905–1944).
Born December 18th, 1905 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
German diplomat who served as the last german ambassador to the soviet union before operation barbarossa.
Born November 20th, 1875 in Kemberg.
Died November 10th, 1944 at 68 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Shūsui Kōtoku
Japanese anarchist (1871–1911).
Born November 5th, 1871 in Nakamura.
Died January 24th, 1911 at 39 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging to death).
Anton Thumann
Ss officer (1912-1946).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 33 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Richard Hildebrandt
Ss general (1897-1952).
Born March 13th, 1897 in Worms. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1951 at 53 years old in Bydgoszcz (hanging to death).
Julius Leber
German politician of the spd and member of the german resistance against the nazi régime (1891-1945).
Born November 16th, 1891 in Biesheim.
Died January 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
German resistance fighter (1904-1944).
Born November 13th, 1904 in Oleśnica Mała.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 39 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
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