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Dead at age 85
1,722 Notable deaths
Émile Borel
French mathematician and politician (1871-1956).
Born January 7th, 1871 in Lyon, Saint-Affrique.
Died February 3rd, 1956 at 85 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Serge Voronoff
Tissue transplant specialist (1866-1951).
Born July 10th, 1866 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1951 at 85 years old in Lausanne.
Fred Stone
American actor (1873-1959).
Born August 19th, 1873 in Longmont.
Died March 6th, 1959 at 85 years old in North Hollywood.
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
German footballer (1939–2024).
Born March 31st, 1939 in Düren.
Died May 20th, 2024 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Carl David Anderson
American physicist.
Born September 3rd, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1991 at 85 years old in San Marino. [ref]
Henri Guisan
Swiss general (1874-1960).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Mézières.
Died April 7th, 1960 at 85 years old in Pully.
James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
British politician (1861-1947).
Born October 23rd, 1861 in London.
Died April 4th, 1947 at 85 years old in London.
Jimmy Jones
Northern ireland football player (1928-2014).
Born July 25th, 1928 in Keady.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 85 years old in Lurgan. [ref]
Trina Robbins
American comic artist and comics historian.
Born August 17th, 1938 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Harry Schwarz
South african activist (1924-2010).
Born May 13th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
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