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Dead at age 85
1,727 Notable deaths
Bennie Muller
Dutch footballer.
Born August 14th, 1938 in Amsterdam.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]
Irina Arkhipova
Russian opera singer (1925-2010).
Born January 2nd, 1925 in Moscow.
Died February 11th, 2010 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Fritz Bronsart von Schellendorf
German soldier (1864-1950).
Born June 16th, 1864 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 1950 at 85 years old in Kühlungsborn.
Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
Russian painter and memoirist (1864-1950).
Born October 16th, 1864 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 85 years old in Rome.
Hans Sennholz
Austrian school economist (1922-2007).
Born February 3rd, 1922 in Bergkamen.
Died June 23rd, 2007 at 85 years old in Grove City. [ref]
Alfredo González Flores
Costa rican politician and lawyer (1877-1962).
Born June 15th, 1877 in Heredia Province.
Died December 28th, 1962 at 85 years old in Heredia.
Artur Lundkvist
Swedish writer (1906-1991).
Died December 11th, 1991 at 85 years old in Råsunda church parish.
Sergio Pitol
Mexican politician and writer (1933–2018).
Born March 18th, 1933 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2018 at 85 years old in Xalapa (stroke, acute aphasia). [ref]
Geo Bogza
Romanian writer, surrealist, dissident (1908–1993).
Born February 6th, 1908 in Blejoi.
Died September 14th, 1993 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Tengiz Sigua
Prime minister of georgia.
Born November 9th, 1934 in Lentekhi.
Died January 21st, 2020 at 85 years old in Tbilisi.
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