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10 Notable deaths
in Paris
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).
Camille Pissarro
Danish-french painter (1830-1903).
Born July 10th, 1830 in Charlotte Amalie.
Died November 13th, 1903 at 73 years old in Paris (sepsis).
Robert Palmer
English musician (1949–2003).
Born January 19th, 1949 in Batley.
Died September 26th, 2003 at 54 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Louis Braille
French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired.
Born January 4th, 1809 in Coupvray.
Died January 6th, 1852 at 43 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Henri Fayol
French mining engineer and executive, developer a general theory of business administration fayolism (1841-1925).
Born July 29th, 1841 in Istanbul.
Died November 19th, 1925 at 84 years old in Paris.
Nestor Makhno
Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Huliaipole.
Died July 25th, 1934 at 45 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Henri Poincaré
French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912).
Born April 29th, 1854 in Nancy.
Died July 17th, 1912 at 58 years old in Paris (embolism).
Georg V of Hanover
King of hanover (1819–1878).
Born May 27th, 1819 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1878 at 59 years old in Paris.
Évariste Galois
French mathematician (1811-1832).
Born October 25th, 1811 in Bourg-la-Reine.
Died May 31st, 1832 at 20 years old in Paris (gunshot wound).
Richard Wright
American novelist and poet (1908–1960).
Born September 4th, 1908 in Natchez, Roxie.
Died November 28th, 1960 at 52 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
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