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England's guillotine: easy to lose your head in Halifax – archive, 1981 | Capital punishment | The Guardian
![On June 17, 1939, convicted kidnapped and murderer Eugène Weidmann became the last person to be publicly executed by the guillotine. A video was filmed of the execution that day. : r/interestingasfuck On June 17, 1939, convicted kidnapped and murderer Eugène Weidmann became the last person to be publicly executed by the guillotine. A video was filmed of the execution that day. : r/interestingasfuck](https://external-preview.redd.it/OpE86pT__krT419untIkKeD7CTtgSl54BrfUR1PeK3g.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18fb7132392107636a6ed0b6b4f1ae8b377f76fc)
On June 17, 1939, convicted kidnapped and murderer Eugène Weidmann became the last person to be publicly executed by the guillotine. A video was filmed of the execution that day. : r/interestingasfuck
![Dr Lindsey Fitzharris on Twitter: "#DYK that the last execution in France by guillotine took place in 1977, the same year that Star Wars premiered in theaters? France abolished capital punishment in Dr Lindsey Fitzharris on Twitter: "#DYK that the last execution in France by guillotine took place in 1977, the same year that Star Wars premiered in theaters? France abolished capital punishment in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUhIh1jWoAAUY3r.jpg)
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris on Twitter: "#DYK that the last execution in France by guillotine took place in 1977, the same year that Star Wars premiered in theaters? France abolished capital punishment in
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