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318 Notable deaths
by hanging
Leonardo Conti
Physician, nazi officer (1900-1945).
Born August 24th, 1900 in Lugano.
Died October 6th, 1945 at 45 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Hans Berger
German neurologist (1873-1941).
Born May 21st, 1873 in Neuses. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1941 at 68 years old in Jena (hanging). [ref]
Boris Ryzhy
Russian poet (1974-2001).
Born September 8th, 1974 in Chelyabinsk.
Died May 7th, 2001 at 26 years old in Yekaterinburg (hanging).
Milan Babić
First president of the republic of serbian krajina 1991–1992.
Born February 26th, 1956 in Kukar.
Died March 5th, 2006 at 50 years old in The Hague (hanging). [ref]
Adam von Trott zu Solz
German noble and diplomat (1909-1944).
Born August 9th, 1909 in Potsdam.
Died August 26th, 1944 at 35 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Hermann Höfle
Coordinator of operation reinhard (1911-1962).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Salzburg.
Died August 21st, 1962 at 51 years old in Vienna (hanging). [ref]
Navid Afkari
Iranian wrestler.
Born July 22nd, 1993 in Shiraz. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2020 at 27 years old in Shiraz (hanging). [ref]
Erwin Planck
German politician (1893-1945).
Born March 12th, 1893 in Charlottenburg.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 51 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Mona Mahmudnizhad
Iranian baha'i (1965–1983).
Born September 10th, 1965 in Aden.
Died June 18th, 1983 at 17 years old in Shiraz (hanging).
Sergey Akhromeyev
Soviet marshal (1923-1991).
Born May 5th, 1923 in Vindrey.
Died August 24th, 1991 at 68 years old in Moscow (hanging).
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