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384 Notable deaths
by hanging
Oswald Pohl
German ss functionary, head of the ss main economic and administrative office, convicted war criminal (1892-1951).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Duisburg. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1951 at 58 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging). [ref]
Therese Brandl
Nazi concentration camp guard (1902-1948).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Staudach-Egerndach.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 45 years old in Kraków (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).
Hans Litten
German lawyer.
Born June 19th, 1903 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 5th, 1938 at 34 years old in Dachau concentration camp (hanging).
Jeong Da-bin
South korean actress (1980–2007).
Born March 4th, 1980 in Seongnam.
Died February 10th, 2007 at 26 years old in Seoul (hanging).
Gerda Steinhoff
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born January 29th, 1922 in Gdańsk.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Biskupia Górka (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).
Lisa Lynn Masters
American actress (1964-2016).
Born March 20th, 1964 in Omaha.
Died November 15th, 2016 at 52 years old in Lima (hanging). [ref]
Viveka Babajee
Mauritian actor.
Born May 23rd, 1973 in Port Louis.
Died June 25th, 2010 at 37 years old in Bandra (hanging). [ref]
John Christie
English serial killer.
Born April 8th, 1899 in Northowram.
Died July 15th, 1953 at 54 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging).
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