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517 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Shūsui Kōtoku
Japanese anarchist (1871–1911).
Born November 5th, 1871 in Nakamura.
Died January 24th, 1911 at 39 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging to death).
Ludwig Kübler
German general (1889–1947).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died August 18th, 1947 at 57 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).
Johanna Bormann
German nazi concentration camp guard (1893–1945).
Born September 10th, 1893 in Birkenfelde.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 52 years old in Hamelin Prison (hanging to death).
Anton Thumann
Ss officer (1912-1946).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 33 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Werner Heyde
Ss officer and psychiatrist (1902-1964).
Born April 25th, 1902 in Forst (Lausitz).
Died February 13th, 1964 at 61 years old in Butzbach (hanging to death).
Karl Rahm
Nazi concentration camp commandant (1907–1947).
Born April 2nd, 1907 in Klosterneuburg.
Died April 30th, 1947 at 40 years old in Litoměřice (hanging to death).
Richard Hildebrandt
Ss general (1897-1952).
Born March 13th, 1897 in Worms. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1951 at 53 years old in Bydgoszcz (hanging to death).
Jürgen Wagner
German ss brigade leader, major general of the waffen-ss and war criminal (1901–1947).
Born September 9th, 1901 in Strasbourg.
Died June 27th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Jens Bjørneboe
Norwegian writer (1920–1976).
Born October 3rd, 1920 in Kristiansand.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 55 years old in Eikvold (hanging to death).
Julius Leber
German politician of the spd and member of the german resistance against the nazi régime (1891-1945).
Born November 16th, 1891 in Biesheim.
Died January 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
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