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969 Notable deaths
 in Paris

Pierre Curie

French physicist (1859-1906).

Born May 15th, 1859 in Paris. [ref]

Died April 19th, 1906 at 46 years old in Paris (struck by vehicle). [ref]

Amedeo Modigliani

Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920).

Born July 12th, 1884 in Livorno. [ref]

Died January 24th, 1920 at 35 years old in Paris (poisoning, tuberculous meningitis). [ref]

Irène Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1897–1956).

Born September 12th, 1897 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 17th, 1956 at 58 years old in Paris (leukemia).

Roger Vadim

French filmmaker (1928–2000).

Born January 26th, 1928 in Paris.

Died February 11th, 2000 at 72 years old in Paris (lymphoma).

Georges Méliès

French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938).

Born December 8th, 1861 in Paris. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1938 at 76 years old in Paris (cancer).

Marcello Mastroianni

Italian actor (1924–1996).

Born September 28th, 1924 in Fontana Liri.

Died December 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer).

Pierre Bourdieu

French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.

Born August 1st, 1930 in Denguin. [ref]

Died January 23rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Paris (small cell carcinoma). [ref]

Milan Kundera

Franco-czech poet and novelist.

Born April 1st, 1929 in Královo Pole. [ref]

Died July 11th, 2023 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]

Alfred Dreyfus

French artillery officer (1859–1935).

Born October 9th, 1859 in Mulhouse.

Died July 12th, 1935 at 75 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).

Max Ernst

German painter, sculptor and graphic artist (1891-1976).

Born April 2nd, 1891 in Brühl. [ref]

Died April 1st, 1976 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]

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