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1,068 Notable deaths
in Paris
Patrice Chéreau
French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer (1944-2013).
Born November 2nd, 1944 in Lézigné.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 68 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [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]
Madeleine Vionnet
French fashion designer.
Born June 22nd, 1876 in Chilleurs-aux-Bois.
Died March 2nd, 1975 at 98 years old in Paris.
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1879-1956).
Born May 14th, 1879 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 77 years old in Paris.
Jean Patou
French fashion designer (1887-1936).
Born September 27th, 1887 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 8th, 1936 at 48 years old in Paris. [ref]
Kaija Saariaho
Finnish composer (1952–2023).
Born October 14th, 1952 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2023 at 70 years old in Paris (glioblastoma). [ref]
Guy Laroche
French fashion designer (1921-1989).
Born July 16th, 1921 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1989 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Komitas
Ottoman armenian priest, musicologist, composer and vardapet.
Born October 8th, 1869 in Kütahya.
Died October 22nd, 1935 at 66 years old in Paris.
Raymond Queneau
French poet (1903-1976).
Born February 21st, 1903 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1976 at 73 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
André Citroën
French businessman (1878-1935).
Born February 5th, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1935 at 57 years old in Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche