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![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
![Dr 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 Dr 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](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUhIh1jWoAAUY3r.jpg)
Dr 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
![SERIOUSLY STRANGE on Twitter: "France used the guillotine as a form of execution into the 20th century. Hamida Djandoubi was the last in 1977. http://t.co/M2Pbj0CLQR" / Twitter SERIOUSLY STRANGE on Twitter: "France used the guillotine as a form of execution into the 20th century. Hamida Djandoubi was the last in 1977. http://t.co/M2Pbj0CLQR" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGHZfhnUIAAb9I3.jpg)