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517 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Hans von Dohnányi
Hungarian-born german jurist, member of the german resistance (1902–1945).
Born January 1st, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1945 at 43 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (hanging to death).
Harro Schulze-Boysen
German officer, commentator, and german resistance fighter (1909–1942).
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Kiel.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 33 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Pál Maléter
Hungarian soldier, minister of defence (1917-1958).
Born September 4th, 1917 in Prešov.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Alfred Delp
German jesuit priest, and philosopher of the german resistance (1907-1945).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Mannheim.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 37 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Ludwig Fischer
Sa officer (1905-1947); governor of warsaw district.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Kaiserslautern.
Died March 8th, 1947 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Ruhollah Zam
Iranian activist and journalist (1978-2020).
Born July 27th, 1978 in Tehran.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 42 years old in Tehran (hanging to death). [ref]
Amanda Todd
Canadian student who killed herself (1996–2012).
Born November 27th, 1996 in Port Coquitlam.
Died October 10th, 2012 at 15 years old in Port Coquitlam (hanging to death). [ref]
Claus Schilling
German physician hanged for unethical medical experiments under fascism in germany and italy (1871-1946).
Born July 5th, 1871 in Munich.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 74 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging to death).
Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorf
German politician (1896-1944).
Born October 14th, 1896 in Merseburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 47 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Josef Albert Meisinger
Gestapo and ss officer (1899-1947).
Born September 14th, 1899 in Munich.
Died March 7th, 1947 at 47 years old in Mokotów Prison (hanging to death).
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