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996 Notable deaths
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]
Paul Doumer
French statesman (1857-1932).
Born March 22nd, 1857 in Aurillac. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1932 at 75 years old in Paris (ballistic trauma). [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]
Sylvia Beach
American-born bookseller and publisher.
Born March 14th, 1887 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1962 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Michel de Certeau
French jesuit and scholar.
Born May 17th, 1925 in Chambéry. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1986 at 60 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
German artist and poet (1874 –1927).
Born July 12th, 1874 in Świnoujście. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1927 at 53 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
Jacques Hadamard
French mathematician (1865–1963).
Born December 8th, 1865 in Versailles. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1963 at 97 years old in Paris.
Harry Stack Sullivan
American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1892-1949).
Born February 21st, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1949 at 56 years old in Paris.
Lev Shestov
Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938).
Born February 12th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died November 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Paris.
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]
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