Francis Lai
(1932-2018)

Academy Award-winning French composer – Francis Lai was born in Nice (City and commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) on April 26th, 1932 and died in 8th arrondissement of Paris (Administrative district of Paris) on November 7th, 2018 at the age of 86. Today Francis Lai would be 91 years old.

Age

how old was Francis Lai when he died?

Francis Lai died in 2018 at the age of 86.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 26th, 1932 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Nice City and commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Death Date	November 7th, 2018 (Wednesday)
Death place	8th arrondissement of Paris Administrative district of Paris
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Monkey 猴

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Francis Lai

Birthday

When was Francis Lai born?

Francis Lai was born on April 26th, 1932.

Death

When did Francis Lai die?

Francis Lai died on November 7th, 2018 at the age of 86 in 8th arrondissement of Paris (Administrative district of Paris). Today Francis Lai would be 91 years old.