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Dead at age 85

1,725 Notable deaths

John Finnegan

American actor (1926-2012).

Born August 18th, 1926 in New York City.

Died July 29th, 2012 at 85 years old in Palm Desert (pneumonia). [ref]

Wilhelm Backhaus

German pianist (1884–1969).

Born March 26th, 1884 in Leipzig.

Died July 5th, 1969 at 85 years old in Villach.

Simón Díaz

Venezuelan musician (1928-2014).

Born August 8th, 1928. [ref]

Died February 19th, 2014 at 85 years old in Caracas (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Garrett Birkhoff

American mathematician (1911–1996).

Born January 19th, 1911 in Princeton.

Died November 22nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Water Mill.

George Hilton

English-uruguayan film actor.

Born July 16th, 1934 in Montevideo.

Died July 28th, 2019 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]

Leonel Sánchez

Chilean footballer.

Born April 25th, 1936 in Santiago.

Died April 2nd, 2022 at 85 years old in Santiago. [ref]

Chus Lampreave

Spanish actress (1930-2016).

Born December 11th, 1930 in Madrid.

Died April 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in Almería. [ref]

Stenio Vincent

Sténio vincent was a president of haiti. (1874-1959).

Born February 22nd, 1874 in Port-au-Prince.

Died September 3rd, 1959 at 85 years old in Pétion-Ville.

Guy Bedos

French actor and comedian.

Born June 15th, 1934 in Algiers. [ref]

Died May 28th, 2020 at 85 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (euthanasia). [ref]

Herb McKenley

Jamaican sprinter.

Born July 10th, 1922 in Clarendon Parish.

Died November 26th, 2007 at 85 years old in Kingston. [ref]

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