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10 Notable deaths
in Paris
William, Prince of Orange
Dutch and luxembourger royal heir (1840–1879).
Born September 4th, 1840 in The Hague, Logement van Amsterdam.
Died June 11th, 1879 at 38 years old in Paris (typhus).
Léon Foucault
French physicist (1819–1868).
Born September 18th, 1819 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1868 at 48 years old in Paris. [ref]
Paul Dukas
French composer (1865–1935).
Born October 1st, 1865 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 18th, 1935 at 69 years old in Paris.
Sylvia Beach
American-born bookseller and publisher (1887–1962).
Born March 14th, 1887 in Baltimore.
Died October 6th, 1962 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maurice Blanchot
French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist (1907–2003).
Born September 22nd, 1907 in Devrouze.
Died February 20th, 2003 at 95 years old in Paris.
Arthur Honegger
Swiss composer (1892-1955).
Born March 10th, 1892 in Le Havre.
Died November 27th, 1955 at 63 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Kurt Gerstein
Ss officer; aid to nazi resistance (1905–1945).
Born August 11th, 1905 in Münster. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1945 at 39 years old in Paris (hanging to death).
Lev Sedov
Son of leon trotsky, communist oppositionist and writer (1906–1938).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 16th, 1938 at 31 years old in Paris.
Moses Hess
German philosopher (1812–1875).
Born January 21st, 1812 in Bonn.
Died April 6th, 1875 at 63 years old 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).
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