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383 Notable deaths
by hanging
Emma Zimmer
Ravensbrook concentration camp overseer (1888-1948).
Born August 14th, 1888 in Schlüchtern.
Died September 20th, 1948 at 60 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Rakhat Aliyev
Kazakhstani politician (1962-2015).
Born December 10th, 1962 in Almaty.
Died February 24th, 2015 at 52 years old in Justizanstalt Wien Josefstadt (hanging).
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Indian-american writer.
Born July 6th, 1890 in Bengal Presidency. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1936 at 46 years old in New York City (hanging). [ref]
Eduardo Bonvallet
Chilean footballer (1955-2015).
Born January 13th, 1955 in Santiago.
Died September 18th, 2015 at 60 years old in Santiago (hanging). [ref]
Alfred Trzebinski
Ss-physician at the auschwitz, majdanek and neuengamme concentration camps in nazi germany.
Born August 29th, 1902 in Jutrosin.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 44 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Richard Gerstl
Austrian artist (1883-1908).
Born September 14th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died November 4th, 1908 at 25 years old in Vienna (hanging).
Caesar von Hofacker
German luftwaffe lieutenant-colonel, member of the 20 july 1944 plot.
Born March 11th, 1896 in Ludwigsburg.
Died December 20th, 1944 at 48 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Gu Cheng
Chinese poet (1956–1993).
Born September 24th, 1956 in Beijing.
Died October 8th, 1993 at 37 years old in Auckland (hanging).
Fritz Knoechlein
Ss officer.
Born May 27th, 1911 in Munich.
Died January 21st, 1949 at 37 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld
German resistance member (1902-1944).
Born December 21st, 1902 in Copenhagen.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 41 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
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