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Dead at age 85
1,727 Notable deaths
Ivan Abadjiev
Bulgarian weightlifter (1932–2017).
Born February 12th, 1932 in Novi Pazar.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Aldo Clementi
Italian composer.
Born May 25th, 1925 in Catania. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2011 at 85 years old in Rome, Catania. [ref]
Mikhail Pugovkin
Soviet and russian actor.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Oscar Cruz
Catholic archbishop (1934–2020).
Born November 17th, 1934 in Balanga.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 85 years old in Manila (COVID-19). [ref]
Lothar Schmid
German chess player.
Born May 10th, 1928 in Radebeul.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 85 years old in Bamberg.
Jules Isaac
Jewish french historian (1877-1963).
Born November 18th, 1877 in Rennes.
Died September 5th, 1963 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Shirase Nobu
Japanese explorer of the antarctic (1861-1946).
Born July 20th, 1861 in Nikaho.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 85 years old in Toyota.
Reg Lewis
American bodybuilder and actor (1936–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1936 in Fremont.
Died February 11th, 2021 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John R. Swanton
American anthropologist and linguist (1873-1958).
Born February 19th, 1873 in Gardiner.
Died May 2nd, 1958 at 85 years old in Newton.
Jef Geeraerts
Belgian novelist (1930–2015).
Born February 23rd, 1930 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2015 at 85 years old in Ghent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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