Dead at age 85
2,070 Notable deaths
Celina González
Cuban singer and songwriter (1929–2015).
Born March 16th, 1929 in Matanzas Province, Jovellanos.
Died February 4th, 2015 at 85 years old in Havana.
Luigi Pelloux
Sardinian politician (1839-1924).
Born March 1st, 1839 in La Roche-sur-Foron.
Died October 26th, 1924 at 85 years old in Bordighera.
Edward Abraham
English biochemist instrumental in the development of the first antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin.
Born June 10th, 1913 in Shirley.
Died May 8th, 1999 at 85 years old in Oxford (stroke).
Kihachirō Kawamoto
Japanese anime director (1925–2010).
Born January 11th, 1925 in Shibuya.
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Naoki Hoshino
Japanese politician (1892-1978).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Yokohama.
Died January 26th, 1978 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Rina Ketty
French singer (1911–1996).
Born March 1st, 1911 in Sarzana.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Cannes.
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Sharabas.
Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Herbert Scarf
American academic (1930–2015).
Born July 25th, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 85 years old in Sag Harbor (heart failure).
Jan Šrámek
Czechoslovak priest and politician.
Born August 11th, 1870 in Grygov. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Joseph Laniel
Prime minister of france (1889-1975).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Vimoutiers. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1975 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein