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429 Notable deaths
by hanging
Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
German diplomat who served as the last german ambassador to the soviet union before operation barbarossa.
Born November 20th, 1875 in Kemberg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1944 at 68 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.
Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old in Lviv (hanging). [ref]
Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven
Member of the german resistance.
Born November 22nd, 1899 in Courland.
Died July 26th, 1944 at 44 years old in Mamerki (hanging).
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]
Miklós Gimes
Hungarian politician (1917-1958).
Born December 23rd, 1917 in Budapest.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging).
Guglielmo Oberdan
Italian failed assassin (1858-1882).
Born February 1st, 1858 in Trieste.
Died December 20th, 1882 at 24 years old in Trieste (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]
Sumako Matsui
Japanese actor and singer.
Born November 1st, 1886 in Kiyono. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1919 at 32 years old in Yokoteramachi (hanging).
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