Deaths in...
968 Notable deaths
in Paris
André Maginot
French minister of war (1922 - '24; 1929 - '32).
Born February 17th, 1877 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 7th, 1932 at 54 years old in Paris (typhoid fever).
Seyni Kountché
Nigerien president (1931-1987).
Born July 1st, 1931 in Fandou Béri.
Died November 10th, 1987 at 56 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Moktar Ould Daddah
President of mauritania from 1960 to 1978.
Born December 25th, 1924 in Boutilimit. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2003 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alexander Guchkov
Russian politician (1862–1936).
Born October 26th, 1862 in Moscow.
Died February 14th, 1936 at 73 years old in Paris.
Charles Mangin
General from france.
Born July 6th, 1866 in Sarrebourg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1925 at 58 years old in Paris. [ref]
Pierre Messmer
83rd prime minister of france (1916-2007).
Born March 20th, 1916 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2007 at 91 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Peter Cooper Hewitt
(1861-1921) american electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp.
Born November 13th, 1861 in New York City.
Died August 25th, 1921 at 59 years old in Paris.
Zinaida Gippius
Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker (1869-1945).
Born November 20th, 1869 in Belyov. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1945 at 75 years old in Paris.
Baligh Hamdi
Egyptian musician.
Born October 7th, 1931 in Cairo.
Died September 12th, 1993 at 61 years old in Paris (liver failure).
Stanislas de Guaita
French writer (1861-1897).
Died December 19th, 1897 at 36 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon