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185 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Fritz Klein
Romanian-born german nazi physician, camp doctor and convicted war criminal (1888-1945).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Codlea.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 57 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Milan Babić
First president of the republic of serbian krajina 1991–1992.
Born February 26th, 1956 in Kukar.
Died March 5th, 2006 at 50 years old in The Hague (hanging to death). [ref]
Kim Sung-min
South korean actor (1973–2016).
Born February 14th, 1973 in Seoul.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 43 years old (hanging to death).
Erwin Planck
German politician (1893-1945).
Born March 12th, 1893 in Charlottenburg.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 51 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Shahram Amiri
Nuclear scientist (1977–2016).
Born November 8th, 1977 in Kermanshah.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 38 years old in Tehran (hanging to death). [ref]
Rayhaneh Jabbari
Iranian who executed.
Born November 5th, 1987 in Tehran.
Died October 25th, 2014 at 26 years old in Tehran, Gohardasht Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Helmuth James Graf von Moltke
German resistance fighter (1907–1945).
Born March 11th, 1907 in Krzyżowa.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 37 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Elsa Ehrich
Female nazi war criminal (1914–1948).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Bredereiche.
Died October 26th, 1948 at 34 years old in Lublin (hanging to death).
Eric Muhsfeldt
German ss officer (1913–1948).
Born February 18th, 1913 in Neubrück.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 34 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Hans von Dohnányi
Hungarian-born german jurist, member of the german resistance (1902–1945).
Born January 1st, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1945 at 43 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (hanging to death).
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