Death of Albert Camus
1960 · Event
Camus is killed when his publisher's car hits a tree near Villeblevin; an unused train ticket is found in his pocket and an unfinished novel in his briefcase.
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More from France
- French Revolution (1789)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769)
- Napoleon's rule of France (1799)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Reign of Louis XIV (the Sun King) (1643)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Baptism of Clovis (496)
Around 1960
- Cuban Revolutionary War (1953)
- Prague Spring (1968)
- US Civil Rights Movement (1954)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Korean War (1950)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Suez Crisis (1956)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Six-Day War (1967)