![The last guillotine of France, nicknamed "The Widow". It was used for the execution of Hamida Djandoubi in 1977. [792x1188] : r/ArtefactPorn The last guillotine of France, nicknamed "The Widow". It was used for the execution of Hamida Djandoubi in 1977. [792x1188] : r/ArtefactPorn](https://i.redd.it/ypmnpku4bu4z.jpg)
The last guillotine of France, nicknamed "The Widow". It was used for the execution of Hamida Djandoubi in 1977. [792x1188] : r/ArtefactPorn
![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
![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 1981. # 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 1981. #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUhIh1jWoAAUY3r.jpg)
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 1981. #
![When the Guillotine Fell: The Bloody Beginning and Horrifying End to France's River of Blood, 1791--1977: Mercer, Jeremy: 9780312357917: Amazon.com: Books When the Guillotine Fell: The Bloody Beginning and Horrifying End to France's River of Blood, 1791--1977: Mercer, Jeremy: 9780312357917: Amazon.com: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51wb3d8u99L.jpg)