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969 Notable deaths
 in Paris

Feodor Chaliapin

Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938).

Born February 13th, 1873 in Lisitsyn-Emelin House.

Died April 12th, 1938 at 65 years old in Paris (leukemia).

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.

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