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75 Notable deaths
in Cannes
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Member of the house of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born April 7th, 1853 in Buckingham Palace.
Died March 28th, 1884 at 30 years old in Cannes.
Alexis de Tocqueville
French political thinker and historian, minister of foreign affairs (1805-1859).
Born July 29th, 1805 in Paris.
Died April 16th, 1859 at 53 years old in Cannes (tuberculosis).
Olha Khokhlova
Ukrainian model and dancer (1891-1955).
Born June 29th, 1891 in Nizhyn.
Died February 11th, 1955 at 63 years old in Cannes (cancer). [ref]
Jean Marais
French actor and theatre director (1913-1998).
Born December 11th, 1913 in Cherbourg.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 84 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Terence Young
British film director and screenwriter (1915–1994).
Born June 20th, 1915 in Shanghai.
Died September 7th, 1994 at 79 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
Russian grand prince (1832-1909).
Born October 13th, 1832 in Petergof.
Died December 18th, 1909 at 77 years old in Cannes.
Jochen Mass
German racecar driver (1946-2025).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Dorfen.
Died May 4th, 2025 at 78 years old in Cannes (stroke). [ref]
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose).
Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven
Member of the russian imperial family (1896–1963).
Born March 28th, 1896 in Cannes.
Died January 22nd, 1963 at 66 years old in Cannes.
Prosper Mérimée
French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870).
Born September 28th, 1803 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1870 at 66 years old in Cannes.
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