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318 Notable deaths
by hanging
Roman Lyashenko
Russian ice hockey player (1979-2003).
Born May 1st, 1979 in Murmansk. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2003 at 24 years old in Antalya (hanging).
Károly Beregfy
Hungarian fascist arrow cross defence minister under ferenc szálasi (1888-1946).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Crvenka.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 58 years old in Budapest (hanging).
Vladimír Clementis
Slovak nation politician, member of czechoslovak national parliament and czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs (1902-1952).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Tisovec. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1952 at 50 years old in Prague (hanging).
Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal
German aristocrat and army officer.
Born February 23rd, 1907 in Potsdam.
Died October 13th, 1944 at 37 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Boris Barnet
Soviet film director, screenwriter.
Born June 18th, 1902 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1965 at 62 years old in Riga (hanging). [ref]
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.
Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old in Lviv (hanging). [ref]
Wilhelm Leuschner
German politician (1890-1944).
Born June 15th, 1890 in Bayreuth.
Died September 29th, 1944 at 54 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
Japanese politician (1945-2007).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Died May 28th, 2007 at 62 years old in Tokyo (hanging). [ref]
Yun Hyon-seok
South korean poet, writer and lgbt activist.
Born August 7th, 1984 in Incheon.
Died April 26th, 2003 at 18 years old in Dongdaemun District (hanging).
Ghazaleh Alizadeh
Iranian poet and writer.
Born February 15th, 1949 in Mashhad.
Died May 12th, 1996 at 47 years old in Javaher Deh (hanging).
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