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517 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Olga Hepnarová
Czechoslovakian mass murderer (1951-1975).
Born June 30th, 1951 in Prague.
Died March 12th, 1975 at 23 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death).
Kenji Doihara
Japanese general (1883–1948).
Born August 8th, 1883 in Okayama.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 65 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
Saeed Hanaei
Iranian murderer (1962–2002).
Died April 8th, 2002 at 40 years old in Mashhad (hanging to death).
Wolfram Sievers
German managing director of the ns association german ancestral heritage (ahnenerbe) (1905-1948).
Born July 10th, 1905 in Hildesheim.
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Lisa Lynn Masters
American actress (1964-2016).
Born March 20th, 1964 in Omaha.
Died November 15th, 2016 at 52 years old in Lima (hanging to death). [ref]
Luigi Pistilli
Italian actor (1929–1996).
Born July 19th, 1929 in Grosseto.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Milan (hanging to death).
Franz Hössler
German ss officer and schutzhaftlagerführer in auschwitz, mittelbau and bergen-belsen concentration camps (1906-1945).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Oberdorf bei Immenstadt.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Deniz Gezmiş
Turkish political activist (1947-1972).
Born February 27th, 1947 in Ayaş.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 25 years old in Ankara (hanging to death).
U-Nee
South korean singer and actress (1981-2007).
Died January 21st, 2007 at 25 years old in Seo District (hanging to death). [ref]
Oksana Shachko
Ukrainian artist and activist (1987–2018).
Born January 31st, 1987 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died July 23rd, 2018 at 31 years old in Montrouge (hanging to death). [ref]
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