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428 Notable deaths
by hanging
Deniz Gezmiş
Turkish political activist (1947-1972).
Born February 27th, 1947 in Ayaş.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 25 years old in Ankara (hanging).
Takahiro Shiraishi
Japanese serial killer and rapist (1990–2025).
Born October 9th, 1990 in Zama. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2025 at 34 years old in Tokyo (hanging). [ref]
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).
Fritz Klein
Romanian-born german nazi physician, camp doctor and convicted war criminal (1888-1945).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Codlea.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 57 years old in Hamelin (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).
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