Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 85
1,572 Notable deaths
Bill Owen
British actor and songwriter (1914-1999).
Born March 14th, 1914 in London.
Died July 12th, 1999 at 85 years old in Highgate (pancreatic cancer).
Maila Nurmi
Finnish american actress (1922-2008).
Born December 11th, 1922 in Pechenga, Gloucester.
Died January 10th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Grace Lee Whitney
American actress and entertainer (1930-2015).
Born April 1st, 1930 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Coarsegold (disease).
Hugo Black
U.s. supreme court justice (1886-1971).
Born February 27th, 1886 in Ashland. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1971 at 85 years old in Bethesda (stroke). [ref]
Kim Dae-jung
President of south korea from 1998 to 2003.
Born January 6th, 1924 in Haui-do. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 85 years old in Severance Hospital (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Lloyd Bentsen
American politician (1921-2006).
Born February 11th, 1921 in Mission. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Houston (stroke). [ref]
Patrick O'Brian
English novelist.
Born December 12th, 1914 in Chalfont St Peter. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2000 at 85 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Edgar Mitchell
American astronaut (1930-2016).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Hereford.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach (kidney cancer). [ref]
Jack Paar
American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).
Died January 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Burt Kwouk
British actor (1930-2016).
Born July 18th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died May 24th, 2016 at 85 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 1572
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut