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517 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Werner Braune
Ss officer (1909–1951).
Born April 11th, 1909 in Mehrstedt.
Died June 7th, 1951 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Heitarō Kimura
Japanese general (1888-1948).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 60 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
Karl Jäger
Swiss-born ss officer and einsatzkommando leader (1888-1959).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Schaffhausen.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Hohenasperg (hanging to death).
Hemu Kalani
Revolutionary of british india (1923–1943).
Born March 23rd, 1923 in Sukkur.
Died January 21st, 1943 at 19 years old (hanging to death).
Max Pauly
Ss sturmbannführer; commandant of stutthof concentration camp (1907–1946).
Born June 1st, 1907 in Wesselburen.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Nelly Arcan
Canadian novelist (1973–2009).
Born March 5th, 1973 in Lac-Mégantic.
Died September 24th, 2009 at 36 years old in Montreal (hanging to death). [ref]
Juan O'Gormann
Mexican artist and architect (1905-1982).
Born July 6th, 1905 in Coyoacán.
Died January 18th, 1982 at 76 years old in Mexico City (hanging to death). [ref]
Erich Naumann
German ss general, sd member, einsatzgruppe b chief and convicted war criminal (1905–1951).
Born April 29th, 1905 in Meissen.
Died June 7th, 1951 at 46 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Friedrich Rainer
Nazi party leader (1903-1947).
Born July 28th, 1903 in St. Veit an der Glan.
Died July 19th, 1947 at 43 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).
Vojtech Tuka
Slovak minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and war criminal (1880-1946).
Born July 4th, 1880 in Štiavnické Bane.
Died August 20th, 1946 at 66 years old in Bratislava (hanging to death).
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