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1,062 Notable deaths
in Paris
Maurice Chevalier
French actor, singer and entertainer.
Born September 12th, 1888 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1972 at 83 years old in Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deanna Durbin
Canadian singer and actress (1921-2013).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2013 at 91 years old in Paris (disease).
Georges Braque
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963).
Born May 13th, 1882 in Argenteuil. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1963 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Georges Pompidou
President of france from 1969 to 1974.
Born July 5th, 1911 in Montboudif. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 62 years old in Paris (leukemia, lymphoma). [ref]
Bảo Đại
Vietnamese emperor.
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Huế.
Died July 31st, 1997 at 83 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
André Breton
French writer and poet, co-founder of surrealism (1896–1966)).
Born February 18th, 1896 in Tinchebray. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1966 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jean Genet
French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986).
Born December 19th, 1910 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1986 at 75 years old in Paris (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Porfirio Rubirosa
Dominican diplomat, playboy, polo player and racecar driver.
Born January 22nd, 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís.
Died July 5th, 1965 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).
Yves Klein
20th century french visual artist.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Nice. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1962 at 34 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
André Gide
French author and nobel laureate (1869–1951).
Born November 22nd, 1869 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1951 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde