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517 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Robert Benoist
French racing driver (1895–1944).
Born March 20th, 1895 in Auffargis. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1944 at 49 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (hanging to death). [ref]
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
Turkish statesperson (1910–1961).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Istanbul.
Died September 16th, 1961 at 51 years old in İmralı (hanging to death).
Wilhelm Fuchs
Ss officer (1898-1947).
Born September 1st, 1898 in Mannheim.
Died January 24th, 1947 at 48 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Uche Okafor
Nigerian footballer (1967-2011).
Born August 8th, 1967 in Owerri.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 43 years old in Little Elm (hanging to death). [ref]
Hanns Ludin
German nazi diplomat (1905-1947).
Born June 10th, 1905 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1947 at 42 years old in Bratislava (hanging to death).
Matthias Zurbriggen
Swiss mountain climber (1856-1917).
Born May 15th, 1856 in Saas-Fee.
Died June 21st, 1917 at 61 years old in Geneva (hanging to death).
Karl Möckel
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Klingenthal.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 47 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Takeo Arishima
Japanese writer (1878-1923).
Born March 4th, 1878 in Tokyo, Koishikawa-ku.
Died June 9th, 1923 at 45 years old in Karuizawa (hanging to death).
Hans Krebs
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament and german nation politician (1888-1947).
Born April 26th, 1888 in Jihlava. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1947 at 58 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Emil Haussmann
Ss officer (1910–1947).
Born October 11th, 1910 in Ravensburg.
Died July 31st, 1947 at 36 years old in Nuremberg (hanging to death). [ref]
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