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Robert-François Damiens
January 9, 1715 – March 28, 1757
French domestic servant and attempted assassin
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Robert-François Damiens was a French domestic servant whose attempted assassination of King Louis XV in 1757 culminated in his public execution. He was the last person to be executed in France by dismemberment, the traditional form of death penalty reserved for regicides.
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- Birthday · January 9
- Anniversary · March 28
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