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428 Notable deaths
by hanging
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Iraqi politician and military commander (c.1944–2010).
Born November 30th, 1941 in Tikrit.
Died January 25th, 2010 at 68 years old in Baghdad (hanging). [ref]
Lucy Gordon
British actress and model (1980-2009).
Born May 22nd, 1980 in Oxford. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 28 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (hanging). [ref]
Choi Jin-sil
South korean actress (1968-2008).
Born December 24th, 1968 in Seoul.
Died October 2nd, 2008 at 39 years old in Seoul (hanging). [ref]
Sukhdev Thapar
Indian revolutionary.
Born May 15th, 1907 in Ludhiana.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 23 years old in Lahore (hanging).
Elisabeth Volkenrath
Female nazi concentration camp guard.
Born September 5th, 1919 in Świerzawa.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 26 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Andrey Vlasov
Red army general and nazi collaborator.
Born September 1st, 1901 in Lomakino.
Died August 1st, 1946 at 44 years old in Moscow (hanging). [ref]
Frederick Fleet
British sailor, survivor of the sinking of rms titanic (1887-1965).
Born October 15th, 1887 in Liverpool.
Died January 10th, 1965 at 77 years old in Southampton (hanging).
Ashfaqulla Khan
Indian poet and fighter for independence (1900-1927).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Shahjahanpur.
Died December 19th, 1927 at 27 years old in Faizabad (hanging).
Erwin von Witzleben
Field marshal of nazi germany.
Born December 4th, 1881 in Wrocław.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 62 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
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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