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513 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Hawley Harvey Crippen
American executed homeopath (1862–1910).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Coldwater.
Died November 23rd, 1910 at 48 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging to death). [ref]
Shoba
Indian actress (1962-1980).
Born September 23rd, 1962.
Died May 1st, 1980 at 17 years old in Chennai (hanging to death).
Perry Smith
One of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the clutter family.
Born October 27th, 1928 in Huntington.
Died April 14th, 1965 at 36 years old in Lansing (hanging to death).
Wilhelm Frick
German nazi party politician (1877–1946).
Born March 12th, 1877 in Alsenz.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 69 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Ram Prasad Bismil
Revolutionary, poet & writer (1897–1927).
Born June 11th, 1897 in Shahjahanpur.
Died December 19th, 1927 at 30 years old in Gorakhpur (hanging to death).
Ulrike Meinhof
German left-wing militant (1934–1976).
Born October 7th, 1934 in Oldenburg.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 41 years old in Stuttgart (hanging to death).
Marie-Thérèse Walter
Cohabitant of pablo picasso (1909–1977).
Born July 13th, 1909 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne.
Died October 19th, 1977 at 68 years old in Antibes (hanging to death).
Gia Allemand
American actress, model, reality tv contestant (1983-2013).
Born December 20th, 1983 in Howard Beach.
Died August 14th, 2013 at 29 years old in New Orleans (hanging to death). [ref]
Robert Ley
German nazi politician; indicted by the international military tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945).
Born February 15th, 1890 in Niederbreidenbach.
Died October 25th, 1945 at 55 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Roy Buchanan
American blues musician (1939–1988).
Born September 23rd, 1939 in Ozark.
Died August 14th, 1988 at 48 years old in Fairfax (hanging to death).
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