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185 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Viktor Tausk
Austro-hungarian psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born March 12th, 1879 in Žilina.
Died July 3rd, 1919 at 40 years old in Vienna (hanging to death).
Olivier Marleix
French politician.
Born February 6th, 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2025 at 54 years old in Anet (hanging to death). [ref]
Berty Albrecht
French resistance fighter (1893–1943).
Born February 15th, 1893 in Marseille.
Died May 31st, 1943 at 50 years old in Fresnes (hanging to death).
Ingrid Schubert
German left-wing militant (1944–1977).
Born November 7th, 1944 in Ebern. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1977 at 33 years old in Munich Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Karl von Oberkamp
German general (1893–1947).
Born October 30th, 1893 in Munich.
Died May 4th, 1947 at 53 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Fumiko Kaneko
Japanese activist (1903-1926).
Born January 25th, 1903 in Yokohama.
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 23 years old in Utsunomiya (hanging to death).
Sumako Matsui
Japanese actor and singer (1886–1919).
Born March 8th, 1886 in Kiyono. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1919 at 32 years old in Yokoteramachi (hanging to death).
Adam Svoboda
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1978–2019).
Born January 26th, 1978 in Brno. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2019 at 41 years old in Srch (hanging to death). [ref]
Bruno Kastner
German actor (1890–1932).
Born January 3rd, 1891 in Forst (Lausitz). [ref]
Died June 30th, 1932 at 41 years old in Bad Kreuznach (hanging to death).
Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner
Hungarian general (1890–1946).
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Simeria.
Died November 5th, 1946 at 55 years old in Žabalj (hanging to death).
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