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Dead at age 85
1,701 Notable deaths
Eddie Baily
English footballer (1925-2010).
Born August 6th, 1925 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died October 13th, 2010 at 85 years old in Welwyn Garden City. [ref]
Anatolii Bondarchuk
Ukrainian hammer thrower (1940-2025).
Born May 31st, 1940 in Starokostiantyniv.
Died December 23rd, 2025 at 85 years old in Kamloops. [ref]
Anne Bauchens
American film editor (1882-1967).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in St. Louis.
Died May 7th, 1967 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Sándor Veress
Swiss composer of hungarian origin (1907-1992).
Born February 1st, 1907 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died March 4th, 1992 at 85 years old in Bern.
Berta Drews
Actress (1901-1987).
Born November 19th, 1901 in Tempelhof.
Died April 10th, 1987 at 85 years old in West Berlin.
Jim Brown
Scottish-american soccer player (1908-1994).
Born December 31st, 1908 in Kilmarnock.
Died November 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in Berkeley Heights.
Gabriel Vahanian
French-armenian theologian (1927–2012).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Marseille.
Died August 30th, 2012 at 85 years old in Strasbourg.
Philippe Boesmans
Belgian composer and organist.
Born May 17th, 1936 in Tongeren.
Died April 10th, 2022 at 85 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Estanislau Basora
Spanish footballer (1926–2012).
Born November 18th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 85 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [ref]
Franciszek Latinik
Polish general.
Born July 17th, 1864 in Tarnów.
Died August 29th, 1949 at 85 years old in Kraków.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)