Dead at age 85
1,726 Notable deaths
Otto Witte
German circus acrobat and fantasist (1872-1958).
Born October 16th, 1872 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 13th, 1958 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Turkish writer (1889–1974).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Karl Lennart Oesch
Finnish general and war criminal (1892-1978).
Born August 8th, 1892 in Otradnoye. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1978 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
Ben Weisman
American composer, songwriter (1921–2007).
Born November 16th, 1921 in Providence.
Died May 20th, 2007 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, stroke). [ref]
Constance Stokes
Australian painter (1906-1991).
Born February 22nd, 1906 in Miram.
Died July 14th, 1991 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Blanche Stuart Scott
Aviator (1884-1970).
Born April 8th, 1884 in Rochester.
Died January 12th, 1970 at 85 years old in Rochester.
Abdallah El-Yafi
Lebanese politician (1901-1986).
Born September 7th, 1901 in Beirut.
Died November 4th, 1986 at 85 years old in Beirut (Alzheimer's disease).
Herbert Feigl
Austrian philosopher (1902–1988).
Born December 14th, 1902 in Liberec.
Died June 1st, 1988 at 85 years old in Minneapolis (cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Devyatayev
Hero of the soviet union.
Born July 8th, 1917 in Torbeyevo.
Died November 24th, 2002 at 85 years old in Kazan.
Josef Grohé
Gauleiter of cologne (1902-1987).
Born November 6th, 1902 in Gemünden.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 85 years old in Brück.
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi