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318 Notable deaths
by hanging
Erich Hoepner
German general (1886–1944).
Born September 14th, 1886 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died August 8th, 1944 at 57 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Eduard Wirths
German nazi physician (1909–1945).
Born September 4th, 1909 in Geroldshausen.
Died September 20th, 1945 at 36 years old in Staumühle (hanging).
Pyotr Krasnov
White movement cossack (1869－1947).
Born September 22nd, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 77 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
Soviet resistance member of world war ii and heroine of the soviet union (1923–1941).
Born September 13th, 1923 in Osino-Gai.
Died November 29th, 1941 at 18 years old in Petrischevo (hanging).
Hans Litten
German lawyer.
Born June 19th, 1903 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 5th, 1938 at 34 years old in Dachau concentration camp (hanging).
Daul Kim
South korean model (1989-2009).
Died November 19th, 2009 at 20 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]
Van Tuong Nguyen
Australian convicted of drug trafficking in singapore (1980-2005).
Born August 17th, 1980 in Songkhla.
Died December 2nd, 2005 at 25 years old in Changi Prison (hanging). [ref]
Conrad Schumann
East german soldier (1942-1998).
Born March 28th, 1942 in Zschochau.
Died June 20th, 1998 at 56 years old in Kipfenberg (hanging).
Michael Gothard
Male actor from england (1939-1992).
Born June 24th, 1939 in London.
Died December 2nd, 1992 at 53 years old in Hampstead (hanging).
Dorothea Binz
German supervisor at ravensbrück concentration (1920-1947).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Templin.
Died May 2nd, 1947 at 27 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
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