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429 Notable deaths
by hanging
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. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1908 at 25 years old in Vienna (hanging). [ref]
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.
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).
Kanno Sugako
Japanese journalist.
Died January 25th, 1911 at 29 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging).
August Schmidhuber
German general.
Born May 8th, 1901 in Augsburg.
Died February 19th, 1947 at 45 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Hans Bernd von Haeften
German jurist and resistance fighter against nazism.
Born December 18th, 1905 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
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