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383 Notable deaths
by hanging
Miroslav Filipović
Bosnian croat franciscan friar, ustashe military chaplain and convicted war criminal (1915-1946).
Died June 29th, 1946 at 31 years old in Zagreb (hanging).
Wanda Klaff
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born March 6th, 1922 in Gdańsk.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Gdańsk (hanging).
Rudolf Brandt
German civil servant and ss officer, convicted war criminal (1909-1948).
Born June 2nd, 1909 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 39 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Akira Mutō
Japanese general.
Born December 15th, 1892 in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 56 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Dieter Wisliceny
Ss-hauptsturmführer (1911-1948).
Born January 13th, 1911 in Możdżany.
Died May 4th, 1948 at 37 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]
Motiur Rahman Nizami
Bangladeshi politician (1943-2016).
Born March 31st, 1943 in Santhia Upazila. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2016 at 73 years old in Dhaka (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]
Hiroshi Maeue
Japanese murderer (1968-2009).
Born August 8th, 1968 in Osaka.
Died July 28th, 2009 at 40 years old in Osaka Prefecture (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]
Karl Jäger
Swiss-born ss officer and einsatzkommando leader (1888-1959).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Schaffhausen.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Hohenasperg (hanging).
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