American musician James Douglas "Jim" Morrison died in Paris, France on July 3rd 1971 and was buried in Paris famous Pere-Lachaise Cemetery four days later. Morrison's grave is one of the world's most visited graves. Although Père-Lacaise has a number of famous residents (Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein and many more) the vast majority of first time visitors come to see Jim.
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