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514 Notable deaths
 by hanging to death

Friedrich Hildebrandt

German general (1898-1948).

Born September 19th, 1898 in Kiekindemark.

Died November 5th, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging to death).

Dudu Topaz

Israeli comedian (1946-2009).

Born September 20th, 1946 in Haifa.

Died August 20th, 2009 at 62 years old in Ramla (hanging to death). [ref]

Hans Möser

Ss-obersturmführer.

Born April 7th, 1906 in Darmstadt.

Died November 26th, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).

Roman Lyashenko

Russian ice hockey player (1979-2003).

Born May 2nd, 1979 in Murmansk. [ref]

Died July 5th, 2003 at 24 years old in Antalya (hanging to death).

Károly Beregfy

Hungarian fascist arrow cross defence minister under ferenc szálasi (1888-1946).

Born February 12th, 1888 in Crvenka.

Died March 12th, 1946 at 58 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).

Ernst Boepple

German nazi bavarian minister of culture, general, convicted war criminal (1887-1950).

Born November 30th, 1887 in Betzingen. [ref]

Died December 15th, 1950 at 63 years old in Kraków (hanging to death). [ref]

Vladimír Clementis

Slovak nation politician, member of czechoslovak national parliament and czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs (1902-1952).

Born September 20th, 1902 in Tisovec. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 1952 at 50 years old in Prague (hanging to death).

Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal

German lawyer, officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944).

Born February 23rd, 1907 in Potsdam. [ref]

Died October 13th, 1944 at 37 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death). [ref]

Aleksander Ford

Polish film director (1908–1980).

Born November 24th, 1908 in Kyiv.

Died April 4th, 1980 at 71 years old in Naples (hanging to death).

Boris Barnet

Soviet film director, screenwriter (1902-1965).

Born June 18th, 1902 in Moscow.

Died January 8th, 1965 at 62 years old in Riga (hanging to death).

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