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Dead at age 85
1,722 Notable deaths
Shirley Hazzard
Australian-american author.
Born January 30th, 1931 in Sydney. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2016 at 85 years old in Manhattan (dementia). [ref]
Jacques Hamel
French catholic priest, martyr and servant of god.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Darnétal. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2016 at 85 years old in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. [ref]
Kenneth Noland
American artist (1924–2010).
Born April 10th, 1924 in Asheville. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Port Clyde (kidney cancer). [ref]
Henry Stephenson
British stage and film actor (1871-1956).
Born April 16th, 1871 in Grenada.
Died April 24th, 1956 at 85 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia).
Henri Michaux
French painter, poet and writer.
Born May 24th, 1899 in Namur. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1984 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charles Stark Draper
American engineer (1901–1987).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Windsor.
Died July 25th, 1987 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Ernst Fuchs
Austrian artist (1930-2015).
Born February 13th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died November 9th, 2015 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
E. P. Sanders
American biblical scholar.
Born April 18th, 1937 in Grand Prairie.
Died November 21st, 2022 at 85 years old [ref]
James Black
Scottish doctor and pharmacologist.
Born June 14th, 1924 in Uddingston.
Died March 22nd, 2010 at 85 years old in London (prostate cancer).
Guo Moruo
Chinese writer (1892-1978).
Born November 16th, 1892 in Leshan.
Died June 12th, 1978 at 85 years old in Beijing.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson