Deaths by...
256 Notable deaths
by hanging
Pete Ham
Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born April 27th, 1947 in Swansea. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1975 at 27 years old in Surrey (hanging). [ref]
Brody Stevens
American comedian (1970-2019).
Born May 22nd, 1970 in Los Angeles.
Died February 22nd, 2019 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (hanging). [ref]
Andrew Koenig
American actor and film editor.
Born August 17th, 1968 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2010 at 41 years old in Vancouver (hanging).
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Austrian nazi politician, and nazi ruler of occupied netherlands, convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death (1892-1946).
Born July 22nd, 1892 in Stonařov. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 54 years old in Nuremberg (hanging). [ref]
Roger Casement
Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864-1916).
Born September 1st, 1864 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1916 at 51 years old in London (hanging). [ref]
Jean-Luc Brunel
French model scout (1946–2022).
Born September 18th, 1946 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died February 19th, 2022 at 75 years old in La Santé Prison (hanging). [ref]
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932).
Born July 20th, 1873 in Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1932 at 59 years old in Guarujá (hanging). [ref]
Hawley Harvey Crippen
American executed homeopath (1862–1910).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Coldwater.
Died November 23rd, 1910 at 48 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging). [ref]
Shoba
Indian actress (1962-1980).
Born September 23rd, 1962.
Died May 1st, 1980 at 17 years old in Chennai (hanging).
Ram Prasad Bismil
Revolutionary, poet & writer.
Born June 11th, 1897 in Shahjahanpur.
Died December 19th, 1927 at 30 years old in Gorakhpur (hanging). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner