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2. Feb. 2024 · In the early morning of 17 June 1939, Eugène Weidmann became the last person to be publicly executed by guillotine. He had been convicted of multiple kidnappings and murders, including that of a young American socialite.
An execution by guillotine during the Reign of Terror, depicted in Une Exécution capitale, place de la Révolution, oil on paper mounted on canvas by Pierre-Antoine Demachy, c. 1793; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.
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A guillotine (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ə t iː n,-l oʊ-/ GHIH-lə-teen, -loh-) is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top.
25. Apr. 2012 · A depiction of Louis XVI’s execution by the guillotine. In spite of the crowd reaction, the swift justice delivered by the guillotine was deemed a success. Manufacturing was ramped up to...
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12. Juli 2023 · The guillotine was first put to use on April 15 1792 when a common thief called Pelletier was executed. Initially seen as an instrument of equality, however, the guillotine soon acquired a grim...
The last execution took place by guillotine, being the main legal method since the French Revolution; Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian citizen convicted of torture and murder on French soil, was put to death in September 1977 in Marseille. [1]
18. Dez. 2023 · The guillotine was put to its first political use in executing several participants in the violent events of 10 August 1792, after the sacking of the Tuileries palace, and the massacre of some 600 Swiss Guards.
