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Dead at age 85

1,726 Notable deaths

Lionel Belmore

Actor (1867-1953).

Born May 12th, 1867 in Wimbledon.

Died January 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.

Ernst Neufert

German architect (1900–1986).

Born March 15th, 1900 in Freyburg.

Died February 23rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Rolle.

Shrilal Shukla

Indian writer (1925–2011).

Born December 31st, 1925 in Atrauli.

Died October 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in Lucknow. [ref]

Jack Hulbert

British actor (1892-1978).

Born April 24th, 1892 in Ely.

Died March 25th, 1978 at 85 years old in London.

Fritz Rasp

German actor.

Born May 13th, 1891 in Bayreuth. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1976 at 85 years old in Gräfelfing. [ref]

Kodo Sawaki

Japanese zen buddhist monk (1880-1965).

Born June 16th, 1880 in Tsu.

Died December 21st, 1965 at 85 years old in Antai-ji.

Anner Bylsma

Dutch cellist (1934-2019).

Born February 17th, 1934 in The Hague. [ref]

Died July 25th, 2019 at 85 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Richard A. Lupoff

American writer (1935–2020).

Born February 21st, 1935 in Brooklyn.

Died October 22nd, 2020 at 85 years old in Berkeley. [ref]

Harold Stephen Black

American electrical engineer.

Born April 14th, 1898 in Leominster.

Died December 11th, 1983 at 85 years old in Summit.

Ernest Laszlo

American cinematographer (1898-1984).

Born April 23rd, 1898 in Budapest.

Died January 6th, 1984 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.

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