Dead at age 85

1,726 Notable deaths

Friedrich Ebert Jr.

German politician (1894-1979).

Born September 12th, 1894 in Bremen.

Died December 4th, 1979 at 85 years old in East Berlin.

Wilhelm Schmidt

German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion (1868–1954).

Born February 16th, 1868 in Hörde.

Died February 10th, 1954 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau, Fribourg.

Ardengo Soffici

Italian painter, poet and writer.

Born April 7th, 1879 in Rignano sull'Arno. [ref]

Died August 19th, 1964 at 85 years old in Vittoria Apuana. [ref]

Mario Davidovsky

Argentine-american composer (1934-2019).

Born March 4th, 1934 in Médanos.

Died August 23rd, 2019 at 85 years old in New York City.

Max Gallo

French historian, writer and politician (1932–2017).

Born January 7th, 1932 in Nice.

Died July 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Vaison-la-Romaine (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Richard Levins

Mathematical ecologist, university professor at harvard school of public health, and political activist, who is best known for his work on evolution in changing environments and on metapopulations..

Born June 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn.

Died January 19th, 2016 at 85 years old in Cambridge (heart failure).

Bobbejaan Schoepen

Musician, performer (1925-2010).

Born May 16th, 1925 in Boom. [ref]

Died May 17th, 2010 at 85 years old in Turnhout (heart failure). [ref]

David Goodstein

American physicist.

Born April 5th, 1939 in Brooklyn.

Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old

Arif Malikov

Soviet and azerbaijani composer (1933-2019).

Born September 13th, 1933 in Baku.

Died May 9th, 2019 at 85 years old in Baku. [ref]

Yıldırım Akbulut

Turkish politician; prime minister of turkey (1989-1991).

Born September 2nd, 1935 in Erzincan.

Died April 14th, 2021 at 85 years old in Ankara. [ref]

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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé