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517 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
Iraqi mukhabarat leader (1951-2007).
Born February 17th, 1951 in Tikrit.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 55 years old in Baghdad (hanging to death). [ref]
Lepa Radić
Serbian communist partisan (1925-1943).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Gašnica.
Died February 8th, 1943 at 17 years old in Bosanska Krupa (hanging to death). [ref]
Karl Brandt
German nazi ss officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Ferenc Szálasi
Hungarian fascist politician, executed for war crimes (1897-1946).
Born January 6th, 1897 in Košice.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 49 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Travis Fulton
American mixed martial artist (1977–2021).
Born May 29th, 1977 in Waterloo.
Died July 10th, 2021 at 44 years old in Cedar Rapids (hanging to death). [ref]
Earle Nelson
American serial killer (1897–1928).
Born May 12th, 1897 in San Francisco.
Died January 13th, 1928 at 30 years old in Winnipeg (hanging to death).
Alexander Ulyanov
Russian revolutionary and activist (1866–1887).
Born April 12th, 1866 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 20th, 1887 at 21 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging to death).
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
American madam (1956–2008).
Born March 18th, 1956 in North Charleroi.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 52 years old in Tarpon Springs (hanging to death). [ref]
David Herold
Conspirator (1842-1865).
Born June 16th, 1842 in Maryland.
Died July 7th, 1865 at 23 years old in Washington, D.C. (hanging to death).
Jürgen Stroop
German ss and police general and convicted war criminal (1895-1952).
Born September 26th, 1895 in Detmold.
Died March 6th, 1952 at 56 years old in Mokotów Prison (hanging to death).
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