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1,054 Notable deaths
in Paris
Edward VIII
King of the united kingdom and its dominions in 1936.
Born June 23rd, 1894 in White Lodge.
Died May 28th, 1972 at 77 years old in Paris (laryngeal cancer).
Jim Morrison
American singer; lead vocalist of the doors (1943–1971).
Born December 8th, 1943 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1971 at 27 years old in Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1900 at 46 years old in Paris (meningitis). [ref]
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician (1949-2003).
Born January 19th, 1949 in Batley. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2003 at 54 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yves Saint Laurent
French fashion designer.
Born August 1st, 1936 in Oran. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Marcel Proust
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922).
Born July 10th, 1871 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1922 at 51 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Andrei Tarkovsky
Soviet and russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, and theatre and opera director (1932-1986).
Born April 4th, 1932 in Zavrazhye. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1986 at 54 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Émile Durkheim
French sociologist.
Born April 15th, 1858 in Épinal. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1917 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Colette
French novelist: writer of gigi.
Born January 28th, 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1954 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Man Ray
American artist and photographer (1890-1976).
Born August 27th, 1890 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1976 at 86 years old in Paris (infectious disease). [ref]
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