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429 Notable deaths
by hanging
Mile Budak
Croatian ustaše politician; writer, editor (1889-1945).
Born August 30th, 1889 in Sveti Rok.
Died June 7th, 1945 at 55 years old in Zagreb (hanging).
Jakob Sporrenberg
German general (1902-1952).
Born September 16th, 1902 in Düsseldorf.
Died December 6th, 1952 at 50 years old in Warsaw (hanging).
Otto Förschner
German ss officer and concentration camp commander, convicted war criminal (1902-1946).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Dürrenzimmern.
Died May 28th, 1946 at 43 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorf
German politician (1896-1944).
Born October 14th, 1896 in Merseburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 47 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Hans von Dohnányi
Hungarian-born german lawyer, member of the german resistance.
Born January 1st, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1945 at 43 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (hanging).
Otto von Stülpnagel
German noble (1878-1948).
Born June 16th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cherche-Midi prison (hanging).
Vittorio Arrigoni
Italian activist.
Born February 4th, 1975 in Besana in Brianza.
Died April 15th, 2011 at 36 years old in Gaza Strip (hanging). [ref]
Andrei Shkuro
Russian general.
Born January 19th, 1887 in Paschkovskiy.
Died January 17th, 1947 at 59 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Ivan Kalyayev
Russian poet, a member of the socialist-revolutionary party.
Born July 6th, 1877 in Warsaw.
Died May 23rd, 1905 at 27 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging).
Josef Wirmer
German jurist and resistance fighter against the nazi régime (1901-1944).
Born March 19th, 1901 in Paderborn.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 43 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
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