Joseph-Ignace Guillotin22 January 1790
Proposes the Guillotin as a "humane" method of execution to the Constituent Assembly
France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Proposes the Guillotin as a "humane" method of execution to the Constituent Assembly
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