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12 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).
Marcel Petiot
French criminal, doctor and politician (1897-1946).
Born January 17th, 1897 in Auxerre. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1946 at 49 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (guillotine). [ref]
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]
Joseph Vacher
French serial killer (1869-1898).
Born November 16th, 1869 in Beaufort. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1898 at 29 years old in Bourg-en-Bresse (guillotine). [ref]
Horst Fischer
German physician.
Born December 31st, 1912 in Dresden.
Died August 8th, 1966 at 53 years old in Leipzig (guillotine). [ref]
Sante Geronimo Caserio
Anarchist.
Born September 8th, 1873 in Motta Visconti. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1894 at 20 years old in Lyon (guillotine). [ref]
Libertas Schulze-Boysen
German opponent of the nazis who belonged to the red orchestra (1913-1942).
Born November 20th, 1913 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 29 years old in Plötzensee Prison (guillotine). [ref]
Maurice Bavaud
Swiss assassin (1916-1941).
Born January 15th, 1916 in Neuchâtel.
Died May 14th, 1941 at 25 years old in Plötzensee Prison (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).
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