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Events on Thursday 27 January 1983 1
1914 – 1983Louis de Funes (1914-1983)Died 27 January 1983, aged 68Louis de Funes was a French actor renowned for his manic comic performances in films such as The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez and La Grande Vadrouille. He was one of the most popular French film stars of the 1960s and 1970s. His comedies remain widely watched in France today.