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Dead at age 85
1,731 Notable deaths
Gilbert Ford
American basketball player and business executive (1931–2017).
Born September 14th, 1931 in Tulia.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 85 years old in Naples. [ref]
Lina Carstens
German actress (1892–1978).
Born December 6th, 1892 in Wiesbaden.
Died September 22nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Munich.
David Monrad Johansen
Norwegian composer (1888–1974).
Born November 8th, 1888 in Mosjøen.
Died February 20th, 1974 at 85 years old
Louis Madelin
French historian (1871-1956).
Born May 8th, 1871 in Neufchâteau. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1956 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Natalya Lysenko
Russian actress.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in Paris.
Shunichiro Okano
Japanese association football player.
Born August 28th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died February 2nd, 2017 at 85 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
Rob Schroeder
American racing driver (1926-2011).
Born May 11th, 1926 in El Dorado.
Died December 3rd, 2011 at 85 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Steponas Kairys
Lithuanian politician (1879-1964).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Užunvėžiai.
Died December 16th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brooklyn.
Wojciech Rubinowicz
Polish physicist (1889–1974).
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Sadhora.
Died October 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Pierre Kerkhoffs
Dutch footballer (1936–2021).
Born March 26th, 1936 in Geleen.
Died October 19th, 2021 at 85 years old in Geleen. [ref]
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