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996 Notable deaths
 in Paris

Mathilde Kschessinska

Russian ballet dancer and princess.

Born August 31st, 1872 in Ligovo. [ref]

Died December 8th, 1971 at 99 years old in Paris. [ref]

Claude Chabrol

French film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor (1930-2010).

Born June 24th, 1930 in Paris. [ref]

Died September 12th, 2010 at 80 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]

Prince Paul of Yugoslavia

Regent of the kingdom of yugoslavia (1893-1976).

Born April 27th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died September 14th, 1976 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]

Jean Jaurès

French / occitan socialist leader (1859-1914).

Born September 3rd, 1859 in Castres. [ref]

Died July 31st, 1914 at 54 years old in Paris (murder). [ref]

Sonia Delaunay

French painter (1885–1979).

Born November 14th, 1885 in Hradyzk. [ref]

Died December 5th, 1979 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]

Paul Celan

French-romanian poet and translator (1920–1970).

Born November 23rd, 1920 in Chernivtsi. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1970 at 49 years old in Paris (drowning).

Félix Guattari

Institutional psychotherapist, philosopher, and semiologist.

Born April 30th, 1930 in Villeneuve-les-Sablons. [ref]

Died August 29th, 1992 at 62 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Antonio Negri

Italian political philosopher (1933–2023).

Born August 1st, 1933 in Padua. [ref]

Died December 16th, 2023 at 90 years old in Paris. [ref]

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue.

Born January 23rd, 1872 in Paris. [ref]

Died December 19th, 1946 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]

Marcel Mauss

French sociologist and anthropologist (1872-1950).

Born May 10th, 1872 in Épinal. [ref]

Died February 10th, 1950 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]

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