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French billionaire Serge Dassault dies aged 93

Tue, 29 May 2018 11:59:59 +0200

One of France's richest men, Serge Dassault, died on Monday after suffering a suspected heart attack, his family said. He was 93.

Former EU Parliament chief Nicole Fontaine dies at 76

Sat, 19 May 2018 06:45:11 +0200

French former European Parliament chief Nicole Fontaine has died at the age of 76, officials said on Friday, with President Emmanuel Macron hailing her decades-long "fight for the European project".

Former France football coach Henri Michel dies aged 70

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:31:52 +0200

Former France football coach Henri Michel, who led Les Bleus to the 1984 Olympic title, has died at the age of 70, the French footballers' union (UNFP) announced on Tuesday.

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy dies aged 91

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:54:39 +0100

Hubert de Givenchy, the aristocratic French fashion designer famous for the "Little black dress" and styling Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, has died aged 91, his partner said Monday.

'A Year In Provence' author Peter Mayle dies aged 78

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:00:18 +0100

Peter Mayle, who wrote the best-selling novel "A Year In Provence", has died at the age of 78, his publishers announced.

France's 'prince of letters' Jean d'Ormesson dies aged 92

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:31:53 +0100

Jean d'Ormesson, an aristocrat and prolific author who was among France's most popular intellectuals, died early Tuesday, his daughter told AFP. He was 92.

French film legend and Nazi 'collaborator' Danielle Darrieux dies aged 100

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:31:53 +0200

Danielle Darrieux, one of France's most enduring and glamorous film stars despite her wartime collaboration with the Germans, has died aged 100 at her home near Paris, her partner said Thursday.

Liliane Bettencourt: World's richest woman who was beset by legal drama dies aged 94

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:16:56 +0200

French tycoon Liliane Bettencourt, the world's richest woman, died on Wednesday aged 94. She sat atop the L'Oreal empire but faced an old age clouded by dementia and legal drama, not to mention her father's Nazi links.

French filmmaker Alain Resnais dies aged 91

Sun, 02 Mar 2014 17:59:00 +0100

French arthouse filmmaker Alain Resnais, a star of the New Wave movement with close to 50 movies to his name, has died aged 91, his producer told AFP on Sunday.

First Socialist French PM Pierre Mauroy dies

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:17:00 +0200

Pierre Mauroy, France's first Socialist Prime Minister, died on Friday. Mauroy, 84, was head of the French government from 1981-1984, under President François Mitterand. He had undergone surgery for a tumour on his lung last April.

French Resistance hero dies at 97

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:03:00 +0200

Raymond Aubrac, one of the last surviving senior leaders of the French Resistance, has died aged 97 in Paris, his family said on Wednesday.

French choreographer Roland Petit dies aged 87

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:34:26 +0200

French choreographer and dancer Roland Petit, who helped set up Les Ballets des Champs-Elysees and formed several more dance companies, died Sunday in Geneva at the age of 87, the Paris Opera Ballet said.