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1,062 Notable deaths
 in Paris

Man Ray

American artist and photographer (1890-1976).

Born August 27th, 1890 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died November 18th, 1976 at 86 years old in Paris (infectious disease). [ref]

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]

Maurice Ravel

French composer.

Born March 7th, 1875 in Ciboure. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1937 at 62 years old in Paris (neurological disorder). [ref]

Jocelyn Wildenstein

Swiss socialite (1940–2024).

Born September 7th, 1945 in Lausanne.

Died December 31st, 2024 at 79 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Georges Méliès

French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938).

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

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

Irène Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1897-1956).

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

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

Georges Seurat

French painter (1859-1891).

Born December 2nd, 1859 in Paris. [ref]

Died March 29th, 1891 at 31 years old in Paris. [ref]

Roger Vadim

French filmmaker (1928–2000).

Born January 26th, 1928 in Paris. [ref]

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

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]

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