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379 Notable deaths
by 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]
Ramiro Castillo
Bolivian footballer (1966-1997).
Born March 27th, 1966 in Coripata Municipality.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 31 years old in La Paz (hanging).
Adam Svoboda
Czech ice hockey player and coach.
Born January 26th, 1978 in Brno.
Died May 7th, 2019 at 41 years old in Srch (hanging). [ref]
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]
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).
Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky
Hungarian politician (1886-1944).
Born July 6th, 1886 in Szarvas.
Died December 24th, 1944 at 58 years old in Sopronkőhida (hanging).
Harald Turner
Ss officer (1891–1947).
Born October 8th, 1891 in Leun.
Died March 9th, 1947 at 55 years old in Belgrade (hanging).
Fritz Dietrich
Ss officer.
Born August 6th, 1898 in Lavarone.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Ferenc Szombathelyi
Hungarian general (1887-1946).
Died November 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Petrovaradin (hanging).
Olivier Marleix
French politician.
Born February 6th, 1971 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2025 at 54 years old in Anet (hanging). [ref]
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