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Dead at age 85
1,735 Notable deaths
Viking Palm
Olympic wrestler (1923–2009).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Broby.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 85 years old in Täby. [ref]
Heikki A. Alikoski
Finnish astronomer (1912-1997).
Born December 5th, 1912 in Oulu.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 85 years old in Turku.
Vladimír Bouzek
Czech ice hockey player (1920–2006).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Třebíč. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2006 at 85 years old in Třebíč. [ref]
Ion Lăpușneanu
Romanian footballer (1908-1994).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Bucharest.
Died February 25th, 1994 at 85 years old in Romania. [ref]
George Jefferson
American pole vaulter (1910–1996).
Born February 28th, 1910 in Inglewood.
Died February 13th, 1996 at 85 years old in Ventura.
Aldo Montano
Fencer (1910–1996).
Born November 23rd, 1910 in Livorno.
Died September 2nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Livorno.
Mikhaïl Moustyguine
Soviet association football player (1937-2023).
Born October 27th, 1937 in Kolomna.
Died January 27th, 2023 at 85 years old [ref]
Egon Henninger
East german swimmer.
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Kühlungsborn.
Died August 10th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Pedro Regueiro
Spanish footballer (1909-1985).
Born December 19th, 1909 in Irun.
Died December 6th, 1995 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
Ali Beratlıgil
Turkish association football player (1931–2016).
Born January 1st, 1931 in İzmit. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2016 at 85 years old in Bursa. [ref]
Deaths 1501 to 1510 of 1735
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan