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964 Notable deaths
in Paris
Francisco Boix
Spanish civil war veteran and photographer, survivor of concentration camp mauthausen (1920-1951).
Born August 14th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died July 7th, 1951 at 30 years old in Paris.
Sadegh Hedayat
Iranian writer.
Born February 17th, 1903 in Tehran. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1951 at 48 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
Natalia Goncharova
Russian-french artist (1881-1962).
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Tula Oblast. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1962 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Fernandel
French actor and singer (1903-1971).
Born May 8th, 1903 in Marseille. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1971 at 67 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955).
Born August 5th, 1868 in Villeneuve-sur-Fère. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1955 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Yılmaz Güney
Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor (1937-1984).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Yenice. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1984 at 47 years old in Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]
Reynaldo Hahn
Venezuelan, naturalised french, composer, conductor, music critic, diarist, theatre director, and salon singer.
Born August 9th, 1874 in Caracas. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Paul Deschanel
11th president of the french republic (1855–1922).
Born February 13th, 1855 in Schaerbeek.
Died April 28th, 1922 at 67 years old in Paris (pleurisy).
Lev Shestov
Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938).
Born February 5th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died November 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Paris.
César Vallejo
Peruvian writer.
Born March 16th, 1892 in Santiago de Chuco. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1938 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]
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