Deaths by...
318 Notable deaths
by hanging
Hellmuth Stieff
German general and opponent to nazism (1901-1944).
Born June 6th, 1901 in Iława. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1944 at 43 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Stephanie Parker
Welsh actress (1987-2009).
Born March 29th, 1987 in Brighton.
Died April 18th, 2009 at 22 years old in Pontypridd (hanging). [ref]
Viktor Tausk
Austro-hungarian psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born March 12th, 1879 in Žilina. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1919 at 40 years old in Vienna (hanging). [ref]
Olivier Marleix
French politician.
Born February 6th, 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2025 at 54 years old in Anet (hanging). [ref]
Nikola Petkov
Bulgarian politician (1893-1947).
Born July 21st, 1893 in Sofia. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1947 at 54 years old in Sofia (hanging). [ref]
Hermann Höfle
Ss general and police leader (1898–1947).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Augsburg.
Died December 9th, 1947 at 49 years old in Bratislava (hanging).
Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky
Hungarian politician (1886-1944).
Born July 6th, 1886 in Szarvas.
Died December 24th, 1944 at 58 years old in Sopronkőhida (hanging).
Edward Stachura
Polish poet, writer and translator.
Born August 18th, 1937 in Charvieu. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1979 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging). [ref]
Robert Bernardis
Austrian resistance fighter involved in the attempt to kill german dictator adolf hitler in the july 20 plot in 1944.
Born August 7th, 1908 in Innsbruck.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 36 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Nazario Sauro
Italian naval hero (1880–1916).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Koper.
Died August 10th, 1916 at 35 years old in Pula (hanging).
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