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514 Notable deaths
by 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]
Abdul Quader Molla
Convicted war criminal and islamist politician from bangladesh.
Born August 14th, 1948.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 65 years old in Dhaka (hanging to death).
Fred Fisher
German-born american songwriter, tin pan alley music publisher.
Born September 3rd, 1875 in Cologne.
Died January 14th, 1942 at 66 years old in Manhattan (hanging to death).
Josef Kollmer
Ss officer (1901-1948).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Kollnburg.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 46 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
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