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514 Notable deaths
by hanging to death
Ramiro Castillo
Bolivian footballer (1966-1997).
Born March 27th, 1966 in Coripata Municipality.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 31 years old in La Paz (hanging to death).
Vinzenz Schöttl
Ss officer (1905-1946).
Died May 28th, 1946 at 40 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Fumiko Kaneko
Japanese activist (1903-1926).
Born January 25th, 1903 in Yokohama.
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 23 years old in Utsunomiya (hanging to death).
Rudolf von Scheliha
German diplomat (1897-1942).
Born May 31st, 1897 in Cieśle, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 45 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Traycho Kostov
Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Sofia.
Died December 17th, 1949 at 52 years old in Sofia (hanging to death).
Heidi Holland
South african journalist and author.
Born October 6th, 1947 in Johannesburg, Soweto.
Died August 11th, 2012 at 64 years old in Johannesburg, Melville (hanging to death). [ref]
Rong Guotuan
Chinese table tennis player (1937-1968).
Born August 10th, 1937 in British Hong Kong.
Died June 20th, 1968 at 30 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
Chen Mengjia
Chinese scholar and archaeologist (1911-1966).
Born April 20th, 1911 in Nanjing.
Died September 3rd, 1966 at 55 years old in Beijing (hanging to death).
Hermann Behrends
German nazi official (1907-1948).
Born May 11th, 1907 in Rüstringen.
Died December 4th, 1948 at 41 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Sumako Matsui
Japanese actor and singer (1886–1919).
Born November 1st, 1886 in Kiyono. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1919 at 32 years old in Yokoteramachi (hanging to death).
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