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428 Notable deaths
by hanging
Albert Forster
German politician (1902-1952).
Born July 26th, 1902 in Fürth.
Died February 28th, 1952 at 49 years old in Warsaw (hanging).
Karl Eberhard Schöngarth
German general, war criminal (1903-1946).
Born April 22nd, 1903 in Leipzig.
Died May 16th, 1946 at 43 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Kōki Hirota
Japanese politician executed (1878-1948).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Fukuoka.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Kenji Doihara
Japanese general.
Born August 8th, 1883 in Okayama.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 65 years old in Tokyo (hanging).
Li Dazhao
Co-founder of the chinese communist party (1888–1927).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Laoting County.
Died April 28th, 1927 at 37 years old in Beijing (hanging).
Hans Aumeier
German ss officer (1906-1948).
Born August 20th, 1906 in Amberg.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 41 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Franz Hössler
German ss officer and schutzhaftlagerführer in auschwitz, mittelbau and bergen-belsen concentration camps (1906-1945).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Marktoberdorf.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Luigi Pistilli
Italian actor (1929-1996).
Born July 19th, 1929 in Grosseto. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Milan (hanging). [ref]
Gaetano Bresci
Italian anarchist regicide of king umberto i of italy (1869-1901).
Born November 10th, 1869 in Coiano.
Died May 22nd, 1901 at 31 years old in Santo Stefano Island (hanging).
Shahram Amiri
Nuclear scientist.
Born November 8th, 1977 in Kermanshah.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 38 years old in Tehran (hanging). [ref]
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