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List of people who were executed

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This list is categorised by the reason for execution and the year of the execution is included. When a person was sentenced to death for two or more different capital crimes they are listed multiple times.

Arson and sabotage

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Assassination

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Espionage

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Military and civil conflicts, insurrections, and coups d'état

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Ancient Times (pre AD 500)

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Pre-Modern Era (500-1500)

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Early Modern Era (1500-1800)

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19th century

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1900s

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1910s

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1920s

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1930s

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1940s

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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Post 1990

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Murder

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Mass murder

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Serial killers

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Piracy

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Political opponents

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Political purges

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Executed during the Night of the Long Knives (all in 1934)

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Executed during the Great Purge

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Executed members of the 20 July plot

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Prisoners of war

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Religious figures

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See also: Christian martyrs and List of people burned as heretics

Robbery and theft

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Sexual offences

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Homosexuality

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Main article: List of people executed for homosexuality

Sexual assault

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Rape

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Paedophiles

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Other sex offences

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Smuggling

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Treason

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Witchcraft

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Main article: List of people executed for witchcraft

Other

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Executed by Tudors

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Main article: List of people executed by the Tudors

Beheaded

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Main article: List of people who were beheaded

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Norris, David (2009-05-17). "Changing Attitudes". Public Address at the service to mark international day against homophobia in Christ Church Cathedral. David Norris. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  2. ^ Official website commemorating 500 years since Bonfadio's birth Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Tucker, Scott (1997). The Queer Question: Essays on Desire and Democracy. Boston: South End Press. ISBN 978-0-89608-577-0. p. 46.
  4. ^ Rocke, Michael (1996). Forbidden Friendships, Homosexuality and Male Culture in Renaissance Florence. Oxford University Press. pp. 24, 227, 356, 360. ISBN 0-19-512292-5.
  5. ^ Meyer, Michael J (2000). Literature and Homosexuality. Rodopi. p. 206. ISBN 90-420-0519-X.
  6. ^ Jacob, Roger "Dominique Phinot", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed January 1, 2006), (subscription access)
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