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Dead at age 85

1,731 Notable deaths

Bernd Cullmann

German sprinter.

Born October 11th, 1939 in Idar-Oberstein.

Died January 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Idar-Oberstein. [ref]

Sehadete Mekuli

Albanian physician.

Born October 16th, 1928 in Ohrid.

Died November 12th, 2013 at 85 years old in Prishtina.

Armin Otto Leuschner

American astronomer (1868–1953).

Born January 16th, 1868 in Detroit.

Died April 22nd, 1953 at 85 years old in Berkeley.

Suhayr al-Qalamawi

Egyptian writer (1911-1997).

Born July 20th, 1911 in Cairo. [ref]

Died May 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cairo. [ref]

Carl-Henning Wijkmark

Swedish writer (1934–2020).

Born November 21st, 1934 in Stockholm.

Died September 4th, 2020 at 85 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Charles Tatham

American fencer.

Born September 3rd, 1854 in New York City.

Died September 24th, 1939 at 85 years old in New York City.

Valentina Rastvorova

Soviet fencer (1933-2018).

Born June 17th, 1933 in Odesa. [ref]

Died August 24th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Alexey Favorsky

Russian chemist (1860–1945).

Born March 3rd, 1860 in Pavlovo.

Died August 8th, 1945 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Carl Lindhagen

Swedish lawyer, socialist politician and pacifist (1860-1946).

Born December 17th, 1860 in Katarina church parish.

Died March 11th, 1946 at 85 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]

Mithat Bayrak

Turkish wrestler (1929–2014).

Born March 3rd, 1929 in Adapazarı.

Died April 20th, 2014 at 85 years old in Dortmund. [ref]

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