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When did Pierre Corneille pass away?

  • 1 October 1680

  • 1 October 1682

  • 1 October 1684

  • 1 October 1686

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Pierre Corneille passed away on 1 October 1684, at the age of 78. He was a French dramatist and poet, and one of the greatest French writers of the 17th century. He is considered one of the founders of modern French drama, and his work has had a profound influence on French literature.
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