1 - 28 of 28 Historically important and notable famous hangings ranked by their popularity on On This Day.
List of Deaths from Hanging 1305-08-23 Scottish patriot William Wallace is hanged, disemboweled and beheaded at Smithfield, London 1330-11-29 Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England, executed by hanging on orders of Edward III at 43 1417-12-14 John Oldcastle, English nobleman and pro-protestant Lollard leader, whom Shakespeare based his Falstaff character on, hanged for heresy at 39 1440-10-26 Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged 1498-05-23 Girolamo Savonarola, Italian Dominican friar who helped expel Medici from Florence, becoming the city's de facto ruler (1494-98), and preached against papal corruption, hanged at 45 1534-04-20 Elizabeth Barton [St Magd van Kent], English nun, prophet and only woman whose head was on a spike on London Bridge, hanged for treason 1566-07-29 Agnes Waterhouse, British woman hanged after being convicted of witchcraft at approximately 63 1572-06-24 Adrianus van Gouda, Dutch lay brother of Enkhuizen, hanged 1572-06-24 Cornelis van Diest, Dutch lay brother of Enkhuizen, hanged 1572-06-24 Daniel van Arendonck, Dutch clergyman of Enkhuizen, hanged 1572-06-24 Joannes van Naarden, Dutch priest of Enkhuizen, hanged 1572-06-24 Ludovicus Voets, Dutch priest of Enkhuizen, hanged 1573-12-11 Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged 1575-12-23 Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese warrior (hanged) (b.
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