Deaths by...
384 Notable deaths
by hanging
Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Musha. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1966 at 59 years old in Cairo (hanging).
Julius Streicher
German publisher, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1885-1946).
Born February 12th, 1885 in Fleinhausen.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 61 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Stuart Adamson
Scottish guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.
Born April 11th, 1958 in Manchester.
Died December 17th, 2001 at 43 years old in Honolulu (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).
Phil Ochs
American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976).
Born December 19th, 1940 in El Paso. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1976 at 35 years old in Far Rockaway (hanging).
David Strickland
American actor (1969–1999).
Born October 14th, 1969 in Glen Cove.
Died March 22nd, 1999 at 29 years old in Las Vegas (hanging).
David Berman
American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist.
Born January 4th, 1967 in Williamsburg. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2019 at 52 years old in Park Slope (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).
Gia Allemand
American actress, model, reality tv contestant (1983-2013).
Born December 20th, 1983 in Howard Beach.
Died August 14th, 2013 at 29 years old in New Orleans (hanging). [ref]
Tunisha Sharma
Indian actress.
Born January 4th, 2002 in Chandigarh.
Died December 24th, 2022 at 20 years old in Mumbai (hanging). [ref]
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