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15 Notable deaths
by hanging
August Ames
Canadian pornographic actress.
Born August 23rd, 1994 in Antigonish.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 23 years old in Camarillo (hanging).
Ned Kelly
Australian bushranger (1854–1880).
Born December 28th, 1854 in Victoria.
Died November 11th, 1880 at 25 years old in Melbourne (hanging).
Pratyusha Banerjee
Indian television actress.
Born August 10th, 1991 in Jamshedpur.
Died April 1st, 2016 at 24 years old in Mumbai (hanging). [ref]
Ajmal Kasab
Terrorist, gunman, perpetrator of 2008 attacks in mumbai, executed in 2012.
Born July 13th, 1987 in Mumbai.
Died November 21st, 2012 at 25 years old in Pune (hanging). [ref]
Simone Battle
American singer and actress (1989-2014).
Born June 17th, 1989 in Los Angeles.
Died September 5th, 2014 at 25 years old in Los Angeles (hanging).
Takahiro Shiraishi
Japanese serial killer and rapist (1990–2025).
Born October 9th, 1990 in Zama. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2025 at 34 years old in Tokyo (hanging). [ref]
Daul Kim
South korean model (1989-2009).
Died November 19th, 2009 at 20 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]
Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr
An iraqi shia cleric, philosopher, and the ideological founder of the islamic dawa party (1935-1980)(55 yrs).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Kadhimiya.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 45 years old in Baghdad (hanging).
Qazi Muhammad
One of the founding fathers of kurdish identity.
Born May 1st, 1893 in Mahabad.
Died March 31st, 1947 at 53 years old in Mahabad (hanging).
Navid Afkari
Iranian wrestler.
Born July 22nd, 1993 in Shiraz. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2020 at 27 years old in Shiraz (hanging). [ref]
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