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Dead at age 85
1,732 Notable deaths
Phil Cade
American racecar driver.
Born June 12th, 1916 in Charles City.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 85 years old in Winchester.
Emilie Demant Hatt
Danish artist (1873-1958).
Born January 21st, 1873 in Selde.
Died December 4th, 1958 at 85 years old in Frederiksberg.
Bernd Cullmann
German sprinter.
Born October 11th, 1939 in Idar-Oberstein.
Died January 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Idar-Oberstein. [ref]
Sehadete Mekuli
Albanian physician.
Born October 16th, 1928 in Ohrid.
Died November 12th, 2013 at 85 years old in Prishtina.
Armin Otto Leuschner
American astronomer (1868–1953).
Born January 16th, 1868 in Detroit.
Died April 22nd, 1953 at 85 years old in Berkeley.
Suhayr al-Qalamawi
Egyptian writer (1911-1997).
Born July 20th, 1911 in Cairo. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Carl-Henning Wijkmark
Swedish writer (1934–2020).
Born November 21st, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 85 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Charles Tatham
American fencer.
Born September 3rd, 1854 in New York City.
Died September 24th, 1939 at 85 years old in New York City.
Valentina Rastvorova
Soviet fencer (1933-2018).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Odesa. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alexey Favorsky
Russian chemist (1860–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1860 in Pavlovo.
Died August 8th, 1945 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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