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514 Notable deaths
 by hanging to death

Ghazaleh Alizadeh

Iranian poet and writer.

Born February 15th, 1949 in Mashhad.

Died May 12th, 1996 at 47 years old in Javaher Deh (hanging to death).

Hellmuth Stieff

German general and opponent to nazism (1901-1944).

Born June 6th, 1901 in Iława.

Died August 8th, 1944 at 43 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).

Gennadij Tsypkalov

Luhansk people's republic politician (1973—2016).

Born June 21st, 1973.

Died September 24th, 2016 at 43 years old in Luhansk (hanging to death).

Guglielmo Oberdan

Italian failed assassin (1858-1882).

Born February 1st, 1858 in Trieste.

Died December 20th, 1882 at 24 years old in Trieste (hanging to death).

János Damjanich

Hungarian general (1804-1849).

Born December 8th, 1804 in Staza. [ref]

Died October 6th, 1849 at 44 years old in Arad (hanging to death). [ref]

Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven

Member of the german resistance (1899–1944).

Born November 22nd, 1899 in Courland.

Died July 26th, 1944 at 44 years old in Mamerki (hanging to death).

Stephanie Parker

Welsh actress (1987-2009).

Born March 29th, 1987 in Brighton.

Died April 18th, 2009 at 22 years old in Pontypridd (hanging to death). [ref]

Branko Miljković

Serbian poet (1934–1961).

Born January 29th, 1934 in Niš.

Died February 12th, 1961 at 27 years old in Zagreb (hanging to death).

Gábor Vajna

Hungarian politician (1891–1946).

Born November 4th, 1891 in Târgu Secuiesc.

Died March 12th, 1946 at 54 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).

Viktor Tausk

Austro-hungarian psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.

Born March 12th, 1879 in Žilina.

Died July 3rd, 1919 at 40 years old in Vienna (hanging to death).

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