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February

Date & Year Name Crime Method Place of Execution
1st/1885 George Horton Murder Hanging Derby Gaol, England
2nd/1785 Richard Hobson Burglary Hanging Old Bailey, London, England
3rd/1891 Michel Eyraud Murder Guillotine Lyons, France
4th/1937 Max Mayer Haslam Murder Hanging Strangeways, Manchester, England
5th/1889 John Lee Murder Hanging Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
6th/1948 Stanislaw Miszka Murder Hanging Perth Prison, Scotland
7th/1940 Peter Barnes/James Richards Murder Hanging Winsom Green, Birmingham, England
8th/1808 Edward Donnelly Murder Hanging Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA
9th/1830 James Butler Burglary Hanging Old Bailey, London, England
10th/1750 Richard Butler Forgery Hanging Tyburn Tree, London, England
11th/1941 Clifford Holmes Murder Hanging Strangeways, Manchester, England
12th/1878 James Trickett Murder Hanging Kirkdale Prison, Liverpool, England
13th/1906 William Williams Murder Hanging Minnesota, USA
14th/1845 John Gordon Murder Hanging Providence, Rhode Island, USA
15th/1910 William Murphy Murder Hanging Carnarvon Prison, Wales
16th/1886 George Saunders Murder Hanging Ipswitch Gaol, England
17th/1829 Joseph Burnham Robbery Hanging Old Bailey, London, England
18th/1818 Mary Ann Jones Forgery Hanging Old Bailey, London, England
19th/1883 James Anderson Murder Hanging Lincoln Prison, England
20th/1890 William Seeley Hopkins Murder Hanging Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
21st/1887 Richard Insole Murder Hanging Lincoln Prison, England
22nd/1825 Cornelius Wook Rape Hanging Old Bailey, London, England
23rd/1822 John Waylor Burglary Hanging Old Bailey, London, England
24th/1823 John Waite Forgery Hanging Old Bailey, London, England
25th/1879 Charles Peace Murder Hanging Armley prison, Leeds, England
26th/1916 Driver T. Moore Cowardice Firing Squad France
27th/1833 Thomas Atterell Extortion Hanging Old Bailey, London, England
28th/1749 Usher Gahagan/Terence Conner Clipping Hanging Tyburn Tree, London, England