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

Assassination

Espionage

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

Ancient Times (pre AD 500)

Pre-Modern Era (500-1500)

Early Modern Era (1500-1800)

19th century

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Post 1990

Murder

Mass murder

Serial killers

Piracy

Political opponents

Political purges

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

Executed during the Great Purge

Executed members of the 20 July plot

Prisoners of war

Religious figures

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

Robbery and theft

Sexual offences

Homosexuality

Main article: List of people executed for homosexuality

Sexual assault

Rape

Paedophiles

Other sex offences

Smuggling

Treason

Witchcraft

Main article: List of people executed for witchcraft

Other

Executed by Tudors

Main article: List of people executed by the Tudors

Beheaded

Main article: List of people who were beheaded

See also

References

  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)

External links

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