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Dead at age 85
1,726 Notable deaths
Lee Cronbach
American educational psychologist (1916-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1916 in Fresno. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2001 at 85 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
William Lawvere
American mathematician.
Born February 9th, 1937 in Muncie.
Died January 23rd, 2023 at 85 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Chiquito de la Calzada
Spanish comedian, singer, actor (1932-2017).
Born May 28th, 1932 in La Trinidad.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 85 years old in Málaga. [ref]
Tadeusz Pankiewicz
Polish pharmacist (1908–1993).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Sambir.
Died November 5th, 1993 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Kerim Kerimov
Soviet rocket scientist (1917–2003).
Born November 14th, 1917 in Baku.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Édouard Molinaro
French film director (1928-2013).
Born May 13th, 1928 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2013 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Albert Kalonji
Democratic republic of the congo politician.
Died April 20th, 2015 at 85 years old in Mbuji-Mayi. [ref]
Slava Zaitsev
Soviet and russian fashion designer, painter and graphic artist, teacher, professor.
Born March 2nd, 1938 in Ivanovo.
Died April 30th, 2023 at 85 years old in Shchyolkovo (peptic ulcer disease, bleeding).
Mark Zakharov
Russian theatre director (1933-2019).
Born October 13th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died September 28th, 2019 at 85 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Roger Vergé
French chef.
Born April 7th, 1930 in Commentry. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2015 at 85 years old in Mougins (diabetes). [ref]
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