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383 Notable deaths
 by hanging

Ruhollah Zam

Iranian activist and journalist (1978-2020).

Born July 27th, 1978 in Tehran.

Died December 12th, 2020 at 42 years old in Tehran (hanging). [ref]

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).

Willi Münzenberg

German politician (1889-1940).

Born August 14th, 1889 in Erfurt. [ref]

Died October 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Saint-Marcellin (hanging).

Boris Ryzhy

Russian poet (1974-2001).

Born September 8th, 1974 in Chelyabinsk.

Died May 7th, 2001 at 26 years old in Yekaterinburg (hanging).

August Eigruber

Austrian nazi politician, gauleiter of oberdonau and landeshauptmann of upper austria (1907-1947).

Born April 16th, 1907 in Steyr.

Died May 28th, 1947 at 40 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).

Claus Schilling

German physician hanged for unethical medical experiments under fascism in germany and italy (1871-1946).

Born July 5th, 1871 in Munich.

Died May 28th, 1946 at 74 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).

Elsa Ehrich

Female nazi war criminal.

Born March 8th, 1914 in Bredereiche.

Died October 26th, 1948 at 34 years old in Lublin (hanging).

Harro Schulze-Boysen

German officer, commentator, and german resistance fighter.

Born September 2nd, 1909 in Kiel.

Died December 22nd, 1942 at 33 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).

Pál Maléter

Hungarian soldier, minister of defence (1917-1958).

Born September 4th, 1917 in Prešov.

Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging).

Qazi Muhammad

One of the founding fathers of kurdish identity.

Born May 1st, 1893 in Mahabad.

Died March 31st, 1947 at 53 years old in Mahabad (hanging).

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