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Dead at age 85
1,727 Notable deaths
Gordon Buehrig
American designer.
Born June 18th, 1904 in Illinois.
Died January 22nd, 1990 at 85 years old in Michigan.
V. Mohini Giri
Indian activist.
Born January 15th, 1938 in Lucknow.
Died December 19th, 2023 at 85 years old
Pete Lovely
Racecar driver.
Born April 11th, 1926 in Livingston.
Died May 15th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tacoma. [ref]
Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala
Mexican saint.
Born April 27th, 1878 in Zapopan.
Died June 24th, 1963 at 85 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
Cleo Brown
American singer (1909–1995).
Born December 8th, 1909 in Meridian.
Died April 15th, 1995 at 85 years old in Denver.
Poul Hartling
Danish politician and diplomat (1914-2000).
Born August 14th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died April 30th, 2000 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Bodil Kjer
Danish actress.
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Odense. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2003 at 85 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Gustav Knuth
Actor (1901-1987).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1987 at 85 years old in Küsnacht (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Thomas Beck
American actor (1909-1995).
Born December 29th, 1909 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1995 at 85 years old in Miami Shores (Alzheimer's disease).
David H. Keller
American writer (1880–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Philadelphia.
Died July 13th, 1966 at 85 years old in Stroudsburg.
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