Dead at age 85
1,727 Notable deaths
Walter Rilla
German actor.
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Neunkirchen.
Died November 21st, 1980 at 85 years old in Rosenheim.
Marco Zanuso
Italian architect (1916-2001).
Born May 14th, 1916 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2001 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Laurean Rugambwa
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 12th, 1912 in Tanzania.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 85 years old in Dar es Salaam.
May Clark
British actress (1885-1971).
Born June 1st, 1885 in Kent, Sunbury-on-Thames. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1971 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Leontine Sagan
Austrian-hungarian stage and film director.
Born February 13th, 1889 in Vienna, Budapest.
Died May 20th, 1974 at 85 years old in Pretoria.
Matilde Moisant
American aviator (1878–1964).
Born September 13th, 1878 in Earl Park.
Died February 5th, 1964 at 85 years old in Glendale.
Jacqueline de Jong
Dutch painter (1939–2024).
Born February 3rd, 1939 in Hengelo. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2024 at 85 years old in Amsterdam (liver cancer). [ref]
R. G. Springsteen
American actor and director (1904-1989).
Born September 8th, 1904 in Tacoma. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hamideh Kheirabadi
Iranian actress.
Born December 20th, 1924 in Rasht.
Died April 19th, 2010 at 85 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Nélida Piñon
Brazilian writer.
Born May 3rd, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Deaths 921 to 930 of 1727
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau