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318 Notable deaths
by hanging
August Meyszner
Austrian gendarmerie officer and right-wing politician (1886-1947).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in Graz.
Died January 27th, 1947 at 60 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Max Koegel
Ss officer (1895-1946).
Born October 16th, 1895 in Füssen.
Died June 26th, 1946 at 50 years old in Nuremberg, Schwabach (hanging).
László Rajk
Hungarian politician (1909-1949).
Born March 8th, 1909 in Odorheiu Secuiesc. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1949 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging). [ref]
Waldemar Hoven
German physician, ss officer and convicted war criminal (1903-1948).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 45 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Werner Braune
Ss officer (1909–1951).
Born April 11th, 1909 in Mehrstedt.
Died June 7th, 1951 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Heitarō Kimura
Japanese general (1888-1948).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 60 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
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).
Hemu Kalani
Revolutionary of british india.
Born March 23rd, 1923 in Sukkur.
Died January 21st, 1943 at 19 years old (hanging).
Max Pauly
Ss sturmbannführer; commandant of stutthof concentration camp.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Wesselburen.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Awad Hamed al-Bandar
Iraqi politician (1945-2007).
Born January 2nd, 1945 in Basra.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 62 years old in Baghdad (hanging). [ref]
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