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996 Notable deaths
in Paris
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
French inventor.
Born September 25th, 1725 in Void-Vacon. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1804 at 79 years old in Paris.
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]
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]
Édouard Daladier
French politician (1884-1970).
Born June 18th, 1884 in Carpentras. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1970 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bob Denard
French mercenary.
Born April 7th, 1929 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2007 at 78 years old in Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
George F. Smoot
American astrophysicist and cosmologist (1945–2025).
Born February 20th, 1945 in Yukon.
Died September 18th, 2025 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jean Vanier
Canadian humanitarian, catholic philosopher, and theologian (1928–2019).
Born September 10th, 1928 in Geneva. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2019 at 90 years old in Paris (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Paul Signac
French painter (1863–1935).
Born November 11th, 1863 in Paris.
Died August 15th, 1935 at 71 years old in Paris (sepsis).
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist (1908–1997).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1997 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maxime Weygand
French military commander in world war i and world war ii (1867-1965).
Born January 21st, 1867 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1965 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
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