<Li> 1831: The novel The Hunchback of Notre - Dame was published by French author Victor Hugo . </Li> <Li> 1900: Louis Vierne is appointed organist of Notre - Dame de Paris after a heavy competition (with judges including Charles - Marie Widor) against the 500 most talented organ players of the era . On 2 June 1937 Louis Vierne dies at the cathedral organ (as was his lifelong wish) near the end of his 1750th concert . </Li> <Li> 11 February 1931: Antonieta Rivas Mercado shot herself at the altar with a pistol property of her lover Jose Vasconcelos . She died instantly . </Li> <Li> 26 August 1944: The Te Deum Mass takes place in the cathedral to celebrate the liberation of Paris . (According to some accounts the Mass was interrupted by sniper fire from both the internal and external galleries .) </Li>

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