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943 Notable deaths
in Paris
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).
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.
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]
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).
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).
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist.
Born November 12th, 1915 in Cherbourg.
Died March 26th, 1980 at 64 years old in Paris (struck by vehicle).
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