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429 Notable deaths
by hanging
Vojtech Tuka
Slovak minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and war criminal (1880-1946).
Born July 4th, 1880 in Štiavnické Bane. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1946 at 66 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]
Julius Fučík
Czech journalist and revolutionary.
Born February 23rd, 1903 in Prague, Smíchov. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1943 at 40 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Hotsumi Ozaki
Japanese journalist.
Born April 29th, 1901 in Shirakawa-gō.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 43 years old in Toshima-ku (hanging).
Takuma Nishimura
Japanese general.
Born September 1st, 1899 in Fukuoka.
Died June 11th, 1951 at 51 years old in Manus Island (hanging).
Jules Pascin
French painter (1885-1930).
Born March 31st, 1885 in Vidin. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1930 at 45 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]
Marcin Wrona
Polish film director.
Born March 25th, 1973 in Tarnów.
Died September 18th, 2015 at 42 years old in Gdynia (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]
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