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Dead at age 85
1,727 Notable deaths
Loren L. Ryder
American sound engineer (1900-1985).
Born March 9th, 1900 in Pasadena.
Died May 28th, 1985 at 85 years old in Monterey.
William Hall-Jones
New zealand politician (1851-1936).
Born January 16th, 1851 in Folkestone.
Died June 19th, 1936 at 85 years old in Wellington.
Joe Williams
Cook islands doctor and politician.
Born October 4th, 1934 in Aitutaki.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 85 years old in Auckland (COVID-19). [ref]
Louise Lovely
Australian actress (1895-1980).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Paddington.
Died March 18th, 1980 at 85 years old in Hobart.
Charles Gyamfi
Ghanaian footballer (1929-2015).
Born December 4th, 1929 in Accra.
Died September 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Accra. [ref]
Rudolf Witzig
German world war ii fallschirmjäger (1916-2001).
Born August 14th, 1916 in Herne.
Died October 3rd, 2001 at 85 years old in Oberschleißheim.
Einar Hille
American mathematician.
Born June 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died February 12th, 1980 at 85 years old in La Jolla.
Stanisław Mikulski
Polish actor (1929-2014).
Born May 1st, 1929 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2014 at 85 years old in Warsaw (stroke). [ref]
Margot Eskens
German singer.
Born August 12th, 1936 in Düren.
Died July 29th, 2022 at 85 years old in Carinthia. [ref]
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