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256 Notable deaths
by hanging
Ulrike Meinhof
German left-wing militant (1934–1976).
Born October 7th, 1934 in Oldenburg.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 41 years old in Stuttgart (hanging).
Marie-Thérèse Walter
Cohabitant of pablo picasso (1909-1977).
Born July 13th, 1909 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1977 at 68 years old in Antibes (hanging). [ref]
Roy Buchanan
American blues musician (1939–1988).
Born September 23rd, 1939 in Ozark.
Died August 14th, 1988 at 48 years old in Fairfax (hanging).
Charlotte Dawson
New zealand–australian television personality (1966-2014).
Born April 8th, 1966 in Auckland.
Died February 22nd, 2014 at 47 years old in Woolloomooloo (hanging).
Richard Sorge
Soviet spy in germany and japan (1895－1944).
Born October 4th, 1895 in Baku.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 49 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
John Christie
English serial killer.
Born April 8th, 1899 in Northowram.
Died July 15th, 1953 at 54 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging).
Shivaram Rajguru
Indian revolutionist.
Born August 24th, 1908 in Bombay Presidency, Rajgurunagar.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 22 years old in Lahore, Punjab (hanging).
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Nigerian author and environmental activist.
Born October 10th, 1941 in Bori.
Died November 10th, 1995 at 54 years old in Port Harcourt (hanging). [ref]
Tom Evans
British musician.
Born June 5th, 1947 in Liverpool.
Died November 19th, 1983 at 36 years old in Greater London (hanging).
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