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9 Notable deaths
by strangling
Haile Selassie I
Emperor of ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
Born July 23rd, 1892 in Ejersa Goro. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1975 at 83 years old in Addis Ababa (strangling). [ref]
Nancy Benoit
American professional wrestling manager and model (1964-2007).
Born May 17th, 1964 in Boston.
Died June 22nd, 2007 at 43 years old in Fayetteville (strangling). [ref]
Pippa Bacca
Italian artist (1974–2008).
Born December 9th, 1974 in Paderno Dugnano.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 33 years old in Gebze (strangling).
Thomas Midgley
American chemist and engineer (1889–1944).
Born May 18th, 1889 in Beaver Falls.
Died November 2nd, 1944 at 55 years old in Worthington (strangling).
Gwen Araujo
Killed in 2002 in california, usa.
Born February 24th, 1985 in Newark.
Died October 4th, 2002 at 17 years old in Newark (strangling).
Yvan Colonna
Corsican independentist and criminal (1960–2022).
Born April 7th, 1960 in Ajaccio.
Died March 21st, 2022 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Marseille (strangling). [ref]
Richard Montague
American mathematician and philosopher (1930–1971).
Born September 20th, 1930 in Stockton.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (strangling).
Abdurrahman Fatalibeyli
Azerbaijani collaborator with nazi germany (1908–1954).
Born June 12th, 1908 in Düdəngə.
Died November 20th, 1954 at 46 years old in Munich (strangling).
Theys Eluay
Indonesian murdered politician (1937–2001).
Born November 3rd, 1937 in Sereh.
Died November 10th, 2001 at 64 years old in Jayapura (strangling).
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