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Charles-Henri Sanson was the fourth in a six-generation family dynasty of executioners. His great-grandfather, a soldier in the French royal army named Charles Sanson (1658 – 1695) of Abbeville, was appointed as Executioner of Paris in 1688. [1] Upon his death in 1695, the Sanson patriarch passed the office to his son, also named Charles ...
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Capital punishment. Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading [1] (from the French fusil, rifle ), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Some reasons for its use are that firearms are usually readily available and a gunshot to a vital organ, such as the brain or ...
Media in category "Executions by guillotine" The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. Jornal Caserio.jpg 355 × 510; 105 KB. France - Public execution on Guillotine 1897.jpg 995 × 707; 500 KB. Areski El Bachir Execution.jpg 1,200 × ...
Halifax Gibbet. Coordinates: 53°43′25″N 1°52′03″W. A replica of the Halifax Gibbet on its original site, 2008, with St Mary's Catholic church, Gibbet Street, in the background. The Halifax Gibbet / ˈhælɪfæks ˈdʒɪbɪt / was an early guillotine used in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Estimated to have been installed ...
Pages in category "People executed by Nazi Germany by guillotine" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Robert Abshagen; Walther Arndt; B. Olga Bancic; Irena Bernáško ...
Life and resistance. Otto Hampel (21 June 1897 – 8 April 1943) was born in Mühlbock, a suburb of Wehrau, now in Poland, but then part of Germany. He served in World War I and was later a factory worker. [1] Elise Lemme (27 October 1903 – 8 April 1943) was born in the Bismark area of Stendal. Her education lasted only through elementary school.
