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sep 11, 1977 - Last Criminal Execution By Guillitine

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Use of the guillotine continued in France in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the last execution by guillotine occurred in 1977. In September 1981, France outlawed capital punishment altogether, thus abandoning the guillotine forever.

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sep 11, 1977
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~ 48 years ago