1700s / 18th century history on the 25th of April

1792 : 1st person executed by guillotine : Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier was the first person to be executed by guillotine, after he was sentenced to death for robbery and murder. He was executed publicly outside the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, France.

1792 : La Marseillaise, the French national anthem was composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.

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