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11 Notable deaths
by decapitation by guillotine
Marcel Petiot
Sentenced to death in france.
Born January 17th, 1897 in Auxerre.
Died May 25th, 1946 at 49 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (decapitation by guillotine).
Willi Herold
German military personnel and chimney sweep (1925-1946).
Born September 11th, 1925 in Lunzenau.
Died November 14th, 1946 at 21 years old in Wolfenbüttel (decapitation by guillotine).
Henri Désiré Landru
Sentenced to death in france.
Born April 12th, 1869 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 25th, 1922 at 52 years old in Versailles (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
Joseph Vacher
Sentenced to death in france.
Born November 16th, 1869 in Beaufort.
Died December 31st, 1898 at 29 years old in Bourg-en-Bresse (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
Willi Graf
German military physician and resistance fighter, "white rose" member (1918–1943).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Kuchenheim.
Died October 12th, 1943 at 25 years old in Munich (decapitation by guillotine).
Auguste Vaillant
Sentenced to death in france.
Born December 27th, 1861 in Charleville-Mézières.
Died February 5th, 1894 at 32 years old in Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
Émile Henry
Sentenced to death in france.
Born September 26th, 1872 in Barcelona.
Died May 21st, 1894 at 21 years old in Paris (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
Maria Restituta Kafka
Franciscan nun and nurse; nazi critic; victim of execution in nazi-run austria.
Born May 1st, 1894 in Husovice.
Died March 30th, 1943 at 48 years old in Vienna (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
Jacques Fesch
French murderer and servant of god.
Born April 6th, 1930 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died October 1st, 1957 at 27 years old in La Santé Prison (decapitation by guillotine).
Nguyen Thai Hoc
Vietnamese revolutionary (1902-1930).
Born December 1st, 1902.
Died June 17th, 1930 at 27 years old in Yên Bái (decapitation by guillotine).
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy