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Dead at age 85
1,735 Notable deaths
Pierre Jansen
French film score composer (1930-2015).
Born February 28th, 1930 in Roubaix.
Died August 13th, 2015 at 85 years old in Saint-Pierre-le-Déchausselat. [ref]
Jody Alderson
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born March 5th, 1935 in Chicago.
Died February 14th, 2021 at 85 years old
Maria Andreyeva
Russian actress and politician.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1953 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Bohuslav Havránek
Czech academic, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, professor, publicist, translator, university educator and science writer (1893-1978).
Born January 30th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Bernd Bauchspieß
East german footballer (1939–2024).
Born October 10th, 1939 in Zeitz.
Died October 22nd, 2024 at 85 years old in Zeitz. [ref]
Vladimir Barkaya
Georgian footballer (1937–2022).
Born July 29th, 1937 in Gagra.
Died December 30th, 2022 at 85 years old [ref]
Charles Green
British bobsledder and fighter pilot (1914–1999).
Born March 30th, 1914 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 85 years old in Owen Sound.
Roman Lentner
Polish football player and manager (1937–2023).
Born December 15th, 1937 in Chropaczów.
Died March 15th, 2023 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Norman Smith
British recording engineer, producer, musician (1923-2008).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 85 years old in East Sussex. [ref]
Sophie Piccard
Swiss mathematician (1904-1990).
Born September 27th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 85 years old in Neuchâtel. [ref]
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