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517 Notable deaths
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Lee Bong-chang
Korean independence activist (1900–1932) who attempted to assassinate the japanese emperor.
Born August 10th, 1900 in Seoul.
Died October 10th, 1932 at 32 years old in Tokyo (hanging to death).
Alexander Piorkowski
German nazi concentration camp commandant.
Born October 11th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging to death).
Alireza Akbari
Iranian military officer and mi6 informant.
Born October 21st, 1961 in Shiraz.
Died January 14th, 2023 at 61 years old in Iran (hanging to death). [ref]
Ben Pollack
American musician (1903-1971).
Born June 22nd, 1903 in Chicago.
Died June 7th, 1971 at 67 years old in Palm Springs (hanging to death).
Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi
Iraqi murderer.
Born March 1st, 1970 in Ramadi.
Died February 4th, 2015 at 44 years old in Swaqa prison (hanging to death).
Hans Bernd von Haeften
German jurist and resistance fighter against nazism (1905–1944).
Born December 18th, 1905 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Marcin Wrona
Polish film director.
Born March 25th, 1973 in Tarnów.
Died September 18th, 2015 at 42 years old in Gdynia (hanging to death). [ref]
Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
German diplomat who served as the last german ambassador to the soviet union before operation barbarossa.
Born November 20th, 1875 in Kemberg.
Died November 10th, 1944 at 68 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Herbert Selpin
German film director (1904–1942).
Born May 29th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died August 1st, 1942 at 40 years old in Berlin (hanging to death).
Joachim Mrugowsky
German physician, ss officer, chief of hygiene institute of the waffen-ss and convicted war criminal (1905-1948).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Rathenow.
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg am Lech, Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
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