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Eugen Weidmann was the last person to be publicly executed by guillotine in France

Random FactsCuriousOneMay 10, 2015eugen, executed, Execution, france, guillotine, Last, public, publicly, weidmannComment

Eugen Weidmann (February 5, 1908 – June 17, 1939) is the last person to be publicly executedin France. Executions by guillotine in France continued in private until September 10, 1977, when Hamida Djandoubi was the last person to be executed. @Curionic

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