Dead at age 85
1,722 Notable deaths
Pino Rauti
Italian politician (1926–2012).
Born November 19th, 1926 in Cardinale.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 85 years old in Rome.
Ted Lyons
American baseball player and coach (1900-1986).
Born December 28th, 1900 in Lake Charles.
Died July 25th, 1986 at 85 years old in Sulphur.
James D. Watkins
Chief of u.s. naval operations (1982–86), 6th u.s. secretary of energy (1989–93).
Born March 7th, 1927 in Alhambra.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 85 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Zeev Sternhell
Israeli historian.
Born April 10th, 1935 in Przemyśl.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 85 years old in Jerusalem (surgical complications). [ref]
Hermann Bondi
Austrian-british mathematician and cosmologist.
Born November 1st, 1919 in Vienna.
Died September 10th, 2005 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Mike Melvill
Test pilot.
Born November 30th, 1940 in Johannesburg.
Died March 19th, 2026 at 85 years old [ref]
Lorna Wing
British autism researcher (1928–2014).
Born October 7th, 1928 in Gillingham.
Died June 6th, 2014 at 85 years old in Kent.
Vladimir Voinovich
Soviet russian writer and dissident (1932–2018).
Born September 26th, 1932 in Dushanbe. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eddie McCreadie
Scottish footballer and manager (1940–2026).
Born April 15th, 1940 in Glasgow.
Died January 12th, 2026 at 85 years old in Johnson City. [ref]
Alain Cuny
French actor (1908-1994).
Born July 12th, 1908 in Saint-Malo.
Died May 16th, 1994 at 85 years old in Paris.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace