List of people who were executed

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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[edit]

Assassination[edit]

Espionage[edit]

Military and civil conflicts, insurrections, and coups d'état[edit]

Ancient Times (pre AD 500)[edit]

Pre-Modern Era (500-1500)[edit]

Early Modern Era (1500-1800)[edit]

19th century[edit]

1900s[edit]

1910s[edit]

1920s[edit]

1930s[edit]

1940s[edit]

1950s[edit]

1960s[edit]

1970s[edit]

1980s[edit]

Post 1990[edit]

Murder[edit]

Mass murder[edit]

Serial killers[edit]

Piracy[edit]

Political opponents[edit]

Political purges[edit]

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

Executed during the Great Purge[edit]

Executed members of the 20 July plot[edit]

Prisoners of war[edit]

Religious figures[edit]

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

Robbery and theft[edit]

Sexual offences[edit]

Homosexuality[edit]

Main article: List of people executed for homosexuality

Sexual assault[edit]

Rape[edit]

Paedophiles[edit]

Other sex offences[edit]

Smuggling[edit]

Treason[edit]

Witchcraft[edit]

Main article: List of people executed for witchcraft

Other[edit]

Executed by Tudors[edit]

Main article: List of people executed by the Tudors

Beheaded[edit]

Main article: List of people who were beheaded

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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[edit]

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