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jan 21, 1793 - Louis XVI is executed at the guillotine

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Louis XVI had been arrested after he was deposed and a republic declared. Humiliated as "Citizen Louis Capet", he tried for "treason" and found guilty. After a short speech where he pardoned his executioners and declared himself innocent, he was beheaded by guillotine in the Place de la Révolution.

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jan 21, 1793
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~ 232 years ago