Guillotine

Josepg-Ignace Guillotin did not design nor built the execution machine that bear his name. It was designed by Dr. Antoine Louis and was actually built by a carpenter named Monsieur Guedon or Guidon.

The guillotine was first tested on April 17, 1792 and was first used on April 25, 1792 in the execution of Jacques Nicholas Pelletier, a known assassin and a thief.