Nicolas Jacques Pelletier (d. April 25, 1792) was a French highwayman who was the first person to be executed by means of the guillotine.
Read more about Nicolas Jacques Pelletier: The Robbery and Subsequent Sentencing, Execution Day, Afterwards
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