Le Chop
Definitely one for the believe-it-or-not file, September 2007 saw the mere 30 year anniversary of France's last use of le Guillotine.
Amazingly, the last execution (of torture/murderer Hamida Djandoubi) - was in September 1977. Not that the electric chair or lethal injection are any more pleasant I suppose.
20th Sep 2007 - Tumblr