![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
Today in History - History Uncored - Today in History: The Guillotine Falls Silent! From History At Baumetes Prison in Marseille, France, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, becomes the
![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?width=640&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db122f5d575402e915b3a43722e3fdab2485f232)
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
![SERIOUSLY STRANGE on Twitter: "France used the guillotine as a form of execution into the 20th century. Hamida Djandoubi was the last in 1977. http://t.co/M2Pbj0CLQR" / Twitter SERIOUSLY STRANGE on Twitter: "France used the guillotine as a form of execution into the 20th century. Hamida Djandoubi was the last in 1977. http://t.co/M2Pbj0CLQR" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGHZfhnUIAAb9I3.jpg)
SERIOUSLY STRANGE on Twitter: "France used the guillotine as a form of execution into the 20th century. Hamida Djandoubi was the last in 1977. http://t.co/M2Pbj0CLQR" / Twitter
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