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Dead at age 85
1,732 Notable deaths
René Jeannel
French entomologist (1879-1965).
Born March 23rd, 1879 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1965 at 85 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie
French botanist (1873-1958).
Born August 11th, 1873 in Chambéry. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1958 at 85 years old in Chambéry. [ref]
Tevfik Kış
Olympic wrestler (1934-2019).
Born August 10th, 1934 in Çorum.
Died September 4th, 2019 at 85 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Karl Vennberg
Swedish poet (1910-1995).
Born April 11th, 1910.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 85 years old in Spånga-Kista församling.
Irina Beglyakova
Soviet discus thrower (1933-2018).
Born February 26th, 1933.
Died March 19th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jules Boucherit
French violinist and violin pedagogue (1877-1962).
Born March 29th, 1877 in Morlaix.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wim Bleijenberg
Dutch footballer (1930-2016).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Veenendaal.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 85 years old in Huissen. [ref]
Gennady Yakovlev
Russian botanist.
Born June 7th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 12th, 2024 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
François Gagnepain
French botanist (1866-1952).
Born September 23rd, 1866 in Raveau.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 85 years old in Cannes.
Justin Marie Bomboko
Congolese politician and prime minister (1928-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1928 in Belgian Congo.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 85 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (disease).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius