Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky (Russian: Я́ков Миха́йлович Юро́вский; 19 June [O.S. 7 June] 1878 – 2 August 1938) was a Russian Old Bolshevik and a Soviet Revolutionary. He was best known as the chief executioner of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, his family, and four retainers on the night of 17 July 1918.
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Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky 19 June 1878 Tomsky, Russia
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Died |
2 August 1938 (aged 60) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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