mar 20, 1792 - The Guillotine
Description:
The guillotine was adopted as the official means of execution on 20 March 1792. The guillotine was from then on the only legal execution method in France until the abolition of the death penalty in 1981, apart from certain crimes against the security of the state, which entailed execution by firing squad.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 20, 1792
Now
~ 233 years ago