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517 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Viveka Babajee
Mauritian actor (1973–2010).
Born May 27th, 1973 in Port Louis.
Died June 25th, 2010 at 37 years old in Bandra (hanging to death). [ref]
Abid Hamid Mahmud
Iraqi military officer (1957-2012).
Born April 23rd, 1956 in Al-Awja.
Died June 7th, 2012 at 56 years old in Baghdad (hanging to death). [ref]
Arthur Greiser
German politician (nsdap), mdr, senate president of the free city of danzig, reich governor and gauleiter of the nsdap, waffen-ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1897–1946).
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Środa Wielkopolska.
Died July 21st, 1946 at 49 years old in Fort Winiary (hanging to death).
Kōki Hirota
Japanese prime minister, diplomat, and war criminal (1878-1948).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Fukuoka.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
James Bullough Lansing
Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949).
Born January 2nd, 1902 in Nilwood Township. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1949 at 47 years old in San Marcos (hanging to death). [ref]
Irmfried Eberl
Ss officer, first commandant of treblinka extermination camp (1910–1948).
Born September 8th, 1910 in Bregenz.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 37 years old in Ulm (hanging to death).
William Palmer
English doctor found guilty of murder (1824–1856).
Born August 6th, 1824 in Rugeley.
Died June 14th, 1856 at 31 years old in Stafford (hanging to death).
Mohammed Bijeh
Iranian serial killer.
Born February 7th, 1982 in Quchan.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 23 years old in Pakdasht (hanging to death). [ref]
Stjepan Filipović
Yugoslav partisan (1916-1942).
Born January 27th, 1916 in Opuzen.
Died May 22nd, 1942 at 26 years old in Valjevo (hanging to death).
Herbert Backe
German politician (1896-1947).
Died April 7th, 1947 at 50 years old in Nuremberg (hanging to death). [ref]
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