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7 Notable deaths
by guillotine
Peter Kürten
German serial killer (1883-1931).
Born May 26th, 1883 in Mülheim.
Died July 2nd, 1931 at 48 years old in Cologne (guillotine).
Franz Jägerstätter
Austrian martyr and conscientious objector.
Born May 20th, 1907 in Sankt Radegund. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1943 at 36 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (guillotine). [ref]
Henri Désiré Landru
French murderer.
Born April 12th, 1869 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1922 at 52 years old in Versailles (guillotine). [ref]
Paul Gorguloff
Russian murderer (1895-1932).
Born June 29th, 1895 in Labinsk.
Died September 14th, 1932 at 37 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (guillotine).
Sante Geronimo Caserio
Anarchist.
Born September 8th, 1873 in Motta Visconti. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1894 at 20 years old in Lyon (guillotine). [ref]
Musa Cälil
Soviet poet.
Born February 15th, 1906 in Mostafa. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (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 (guillotine). [ref]
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