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969 Notable deaths
in Paris
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]
Joseph Joffre
French general.
Born January 12th, 1852 in Rivesaltes.
Died January 3rd, 1931 at 78 years old in Paris.
Édouard Daladier
French politician (1884-1970).
Born June 18th, 1884 in Carpentras. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1970 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Iannis Xenakis
Greek-french composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer (1922–2001).
Born May 29th, 1922 in Brăila. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2001 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Pierre Boulle
French novelist (1912–1994).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Avignon.
Died January 30th, 1994 at 81 years old in Paris.
Jean-François Lyotard
French philosopher.
Born August 10th, 1924 in Versailles. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1998 at 73 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Miguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estella
Spanish politician; dictator, aristocrat, and military officer who served as prime minister of spain from 1923 to 1930.
Born January 8th, 1870 in Jerez de la Frontera.
Died March 16th, 1930 at 60 years old in Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French scientist (1900-1958).
Born March 19th, 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1958 at 58 years old in Paris (liver disease). [ref]
Alfred Binet
French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test.
Died October 18th, 1911 at 54 years old in Paris. [ref]
Suzanne Lenglen
French tennis player.
Born May 24th, 1899 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1938 at 39 years old in Paris (leukemia, pernicious anemia). [ref]
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