NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cimetière de Pantin

The Cimetière de Pantin in the town of Pantin in the suburbs of Paris, France opened on November 15, 1886 and is the largest cemetery in the city, occupying 1.07 km². Located in the north-eastern section of the city, Pantin is a garden style burial grounds with more than 8,000 trees and streets that allow access by motor vehicles. It is one of the least known of the many famous Parisian cemeteries, but amongst the notables interred here are: Pantin is a town and commune of France, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, on which it is bordering. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

Categories: Cemeteries in France Jeanne Aubert, (February 21, 1906 – March 6, 1988) was a French singer and actress. ... Jacques Audiberti (March 25, 1899 - July 9, 1965) was a French author. ... Marie-Louise Damien (December 5, 1889 – January, 1978) was a French singer and actress best known under the stage name Damia. ... Fréhel, born Marguerite Boulch on July 14, 1891 – died February 3, 1951, was a French singer and actress. ... Véra Korène born June 6, 1901 - died November 19, 1996, was a Russian-born French actress and singer. ... Jean-Pierre Melville ( born October 20, 1917 Paris, France) is a noted French director born under the name Jean-Pierre Grumbach. ... La Goulue, born 1866 – died January 30, 1929, is the stage name of Louise Weber, a French Cancan dancer. ... The Can-can (also spelt Cancan, Can Can) is regarded today primarily as a music hall dance, perfomed by a chorus line of female dancers who wear costumes with long skirts, petticoats, and black stockings, harking back to the fashions of the 1890s. ... This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. ...