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Events on Monday 2 May 1864 1
1791 – 1864Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)Died 2 May 1864, aged 72German-born composer whose grand operas, including Robert le diable and Les Huguenots, dominated the Paris Opéra for decades. He died in Paris shortly before the premiere of his final opera, L'Africaine.