Place de Grève, IVe, Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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Friday 19th of June 1699 (-) — Murderess Angélique Tiquet is executed by beheading. The executioner, Charles Sanson de Longval, missed twice because he was so enraved by Tiquet's beauty.
Monday 25th of April 1791 (-) — Highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier is executed by the Guillotine. Pelletier was the first person to be executed by Guillotine.
Monday 3rd of October 1796 (-) — Robber Joseph Lesurques is executed by the Guillotine. Lesurques is widely believed to be innocent and this case is remembered in France for being a famous example of miscarriage of justice.