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1,399 Notable deaths
 in Paris

Roger Vadim

French filmmaker (1928–2000).

Born January 26th, 1928 in Paris.

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

Pedro II of Brazil

2nd and final emperor of brazil (r. 1831–89).

Born December 2nd, 1825 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died December 5th, 1891 at 66 years old in Paris (pneumonia).

Gustave Eiffel

French chemical engineer and architect (1832–1923).

Born December 15th, 1832 in Dijon. [ref]

Died December 27th, 1923 at 91 years old in Paris.

Porfirio Díaz

President of mexico (1830–1915).

Born September 15th, 1830 in Oaxaca.

Died July 2nd, 1915 at 84 years old in Paris.

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).

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).

Duleep Singh I

Last maharaja of the sikh empire (1838-1893).

Born September 6th, 1838 in Lahore Fort.

Died October 22nd, 1893 at 55 years old in Paris.

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869).

Born December 11th, 1803 in La Côte-Saint-André. [ref]

Died March 8th, 1869 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]

Ferdinand Foch

French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929).

Born October 2nd, 1851 in Tarbes.

Died March 20th, 1929 at 77 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).

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