Deaths by...
318 Notable deaths
by hanging
Jack Unterweger
Austrian serial killer.
Born August 16th, 1950 in Judenburg. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1994 at 43 years old in Graz (hanging). [ref]
Pete Ham
Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born April 27th, 1947 in Swansea. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1975 at 27 years old in Surrey (hanging). [ref]
Brody Stevens
American comedian (1970-2019).
Born May 22nd, 1970 in Los Angeles.
Died February 22nd, 2019 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (hanging). [ref]
Andrew Koenig
American actor and film editor.
Born August 17th, 1968 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2010 at 41 years old in Vancouver (hanging).
Otoya Yamaguchi
Japanese ultranationalist who assassinated inejiro asanuma.
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Taitō-ku.
Died November 2nd, 1960 at 17 years old in Nerima-ku (hanging).
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Austrian nazi politician, and nazi ruler of occupied netherlands, convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death (1892-1946).
Born July 22nd, 1892 in Stonařov. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 54 years old in Nuremberg (hanging). [ref]
Roger Casement
Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864-1916).
Born September 1st, 1864 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1916 at 51 years old in London (hanging). [ref]
Jean-Luc Brunel
French model scout (1946–2022).
Born September 18th, 1946 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died February 19th, 2022 at 75 years old in La Santé Prison (hanging). [ref]
James Forrestal
United states navy officer and civil servant, undersecretary of the navy (1892-1949).
Born February 15th, 1892 in Beacon.
Died May 22nd, 1949 at 57 years old in Bethesda (hanging).
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932).
Born July 20th, 1873 in Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1932 at 59 years old in Guarujá (hanging). [ref]
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