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Dead at age 85

1,722 Notable deaths

Francis Durbridge

British writer (1912–1998).

Born November 25th, 1912 in Kingston upon Hull.

Died April 11th, 1998 at 85 years old in London.

Claus Ogerman

German composer (1930-2016).

Born April 29th, 1930 in Racibórz.

Died March 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]

Robert Michael White

American officer, astronaut, engineer and test pilot.

Born July 6th, 1924 in New York City.

Died March 17th, 2010 at 85 years old in Orlando. [ref]

Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein

Prince of liechtenstein.

Born June 17th, 1869 in Schloss Hollenegg.

Died March 16th, 1955 at 85 years old in Vaduz (influenza).

Owen Chamberlain

American physicist.

Born July 10th, 1920 in San Francisco.

Died February 28th, 2006 at 85 years old in Berkeley (Parkinson's disease).

John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey

Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1885-1971).

Born March 7th, 1885 in Rochester.

Died January 12th, 1971 at 85 years old in Funchal.

George Robey

English music hall singer, film & theatre actor (1869-1954).

Born September 20th, 1869 in Herne Hill.

Died November 29th, 1954 at 85 years old in Saltdean (cerebrovascular disease).

Shen Congwen

Chinese writer() (1902–1988).

Born December 28th, 1902 in Fenghuang County.

Died May 10th, 1988 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).

Ravindra Kelekar

Indian author (1925–2010).

Born March 7th, 1925 in Cuncolim.

Died August 27th, 2010 at 85 years old in Margao. [ref]

Peter Sculthorpe

Australian composer (1929-2014).

Born April 29th, 1929 in Launceston. [ref]

Died August 8th, 2014 at 85 years old in Woollahra. [ref]

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