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Dead at age 85
1,701 Notable deaths
Bernhard Häring
German catholic priest and theologian (1912-1998).
Born November 10th, 1912 in Böttingen.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 85 years old in Haag in Oberbayern.
Anatoly Gromyko
Soviet and russian scientist and diplomat (1932-2017).
Born April 15th, 1932 in Barysaw.
Died September 25th, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Sergei Rudenko
Soviet air force general (1904-1990).
Born October 20th, 1904 in Korop.
Died July 10th, 1990 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Michel Damase
French pianist, conductor and composer (1928–2013).
Born January 27th, 1928 in Bordeaux.
Died April 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Max Huber
Swiss lawyer, president of the international committees of the red cross (1874-1960).
Born December 28th, 1874 in Zurich.
Died January 1st, 1960 at 85 years old in Zurich.
Matvei Muranov
Soviet politician (1873-1959).
Born December 11th, 1873 in Poltava.
Died December 9th, 1959 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Roman Abraham
Polish general (1891–1976).
Born February 28th, 1891 in Lviv. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1976 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Jacob Palis
Brazilian mathematician.
Born March 15th, 1940 in Uberaba. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2025 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Ion Besoiu
Romanian actor.
Born March 11th, 1931 in Sibiu.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Robin Coombs
Immunologist (1921-2006).
Born January 9th, 1921 in London.
Died January 25th, 2006 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
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