what date did france stop using the guillotine for executions
The guillotine was used for the last time in France on Sep. 10, 1977. It was also the last time somebody was executed in France. The last public execution took place on June 17, 1939.everal devices like it already existed, though they were often not as efficient as the guillotine. Louis XVI banned the use of the Breaking wheel, which was first the method â¦ to publicly kill criminals, but this was considered too cruel (...).