Dead at age 85

1,727 Notable deaths

Alexander von Linsingen

German general (1850-1935).

Born February 10th, 1850 in Hildesheim.

Died June 5th, 1935 at 85 years old in Hanover.

Jan Kobuszewski

Polish actor.

Born April 19th, 1934 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died September 28th, 2019 at 85 years old [ref]

Klaus Töpfer

German politician.

Born July 29th, 1938 in Wałbrzych.

Died June 8th, 2024 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]

Edythe Chapman

American actress (1863-1948).

Born October 8th, 1863 in Rochester.

Died October 15th, 1948 at 85 years old in Glendale (disease).

Vladica Popović

Serbian footballer (1935-2020).

Born March 17th, 1935 in Zemun.

Died August 10th, 2020 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Herb Geller

American saxophonist (1928–2013).

Born November 2nd, 1928 in Los Angeles.

Died December 19th, 2013 at 85 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).

Ellen Day Hale

American impressionist painter (1855-1940).

Born February 11th, 1855 in Worcester.

Died February 11th, 1940 at 85 years old in Brookline.

Edwin Bidwell Wilson

American mathematician (1879-1964).

Born April 25th, 1879 in Hartford.

Died December 28th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brookline.

Armand Lunel

French writer born in occitania.

Born June 9th, 1892 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1977 at 85 years old in Monaco. [ref]

Boris Anrep

Russian artist, active in britain.

Born September 27th, 1883 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in London.

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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson