Dead at age 85

1,722 Notable deaths

Richard Bass

American mountain climber (1929-2015).

Born December 21st, 1929 in Tulsa.

Died July 26th, 2015 at 85 years old in Dallas. [ref]

Rupiah Banda

4th president of zambia (2008–2011); 1937–2022.

Born February 13th, 1937 in Gwanda.

Died March 11th, 2022 at 85 years old in Lusaka (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Nicholas Murray Butler

American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947).

Born April 2nd, 1862 in Elizabeth. [ref]

Died December 7th, 1947 at 85 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Judith Wright

Australian poet, environmentalist and indigenous rights campaigner.

Born May 31st, 1915 in Armidale.

Died June 26th, 2000 at 85 years old in Canberra. [ref]

Bunny Yeager

American photographer and model (1929–2014).

Born March 13th, 1929 in Wilkinsburg.

Died May 25th, 2014 at 85 years old in North Miami (heart failure). [ref]

Willie Davis

American football player (1934-2020).

Born July 24th, 1934 in Lisbon.

Died April 15th, 2020 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure). [ref]

Josef Hoffmann

Austrian architect and product designer (1870-1956).

Born December 15th, 1870 in Josef Hoffmann House. [ref]

Died May 7th, 1956 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Stephen Cole Kleene

American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist (1909–1994).

Born January 5th, 1909 in Hartford.

Died January 25th, 1994 at 85 years old in Madison.

Dilhan Eryurt

Turkish astrophysicist (1926–2012).

Born November 29th, 1926 in İzmir.

Died September 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).

Eugene Ormandy

Hungarian-american conductor and violinist.

Born November 18th, 1899 in Budapest.

Died March 12th, 1985 at 85 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia).

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Everyone dies but not everyone lives. William Wallace