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997 Notable deaths
in Paris
Romain Gary
French writer and diplomat.
Born May 21st, 1914 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1980 at 66 years old in Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Abdulmejid II
Last caliph of the ottoman dynasty (1868–1944).
Born May 29th, 1868 in Beşiktaş.
Died August 23rd, 1944 at 76 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
French phenomenological philosopher.
Born March 14th, 1908 in Rochefort. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1961 at 53 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Constantin Brâncuși
Romanian sculptor, photographer and painter (1876-1957).
Born February 19th, 1876 in Hobița. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bruno Latour
French sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist.
Born June 22nd, 1947 in Beaune. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2022 at 75 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Andrew Prine
American actor.
Born February 14th, 1936 in Jennings.
Died October 31st, 2022 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alice B. Toklas
American writer (1877-1967).
Born April 30th, 1877 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1967 at 89 years old in Paris.
Claude François
French pop singer, songwriter and dancer.
Born February 1st, 1939 in Ismailia. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1978 at 39 years old in Paris (electrocution). [ref]
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
Russian chemist and photographer.
Born August 30th, 1863 in Funikova Gora. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1944 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ettore Bugatti
Italian automobile designer and manufacturer.
Born September 15th, 1881 in Milan.
Died August 21st, 1947 at 65 years old in Paris (cancer).
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