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996 Notable deaths
in Paris
Henri Dutilleux
French composer.
Born January 22nd, 1916 in Angers. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2013 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
Brion Gysin
British-canadian painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist (1916-1986).
Born January 19th, 1916 in Taplow. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1986 at 70 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Élie Cartan
French mathematician.
Born April 9th, 1869 in Dolomieu. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1951 at 82 years old in Paris.
Pierre Janet
French psychologist.
Born May 30th, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1947 at 87 years old in Paris (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Moritz Moszkowski
German composer, pianist and teacher.
Born August 23rd, 1854 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1925 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Renée Vivien
British poet who wrote in the french language.
Born June 11th, 1877 in London. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1909 at 32 years old in Paris (anorexia nervosa). [ref]
Henri Lebesgue
French mathematician.
Born June 28th, 1875 in Beauvais. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1941 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charlotte Perriand
French architect and designer (1903-1999).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Paris.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 96 years old in Paris.
DJ Mehdi
French dj and music producer (1977–2011).
Born January 20th, 1977 in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Died September 13th, 2011 at 34 years old in Paris (fall). [ref]
Alain Poher
French politician (1909-1996).
Born April 17th, 1909 in Ablon-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1996 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
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