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Dead at age 85
2,083 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Uhlmann
German chess player (1935-2020).
Born March 29th, 1935 in Dresden.
Died August 24th, 2020 at 85 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Guido Adler
Austrian musicologist, writer (1855–1941).
Born November 1st, 1855 in Ivančice. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1941 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Douglas Lilburn
New zealand composer (1915–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1915 in Whanganui.
Died June 6th, 2001 at 85 years old in Wellington.
Daphne Pollard
Australian actress.
Born October 19th, 1892 in Melbourne.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Emmanuel Frémiet
Sculptor from france (1824-1910).
Born December 6th, 1824 in Montrouge.
Died September 10th, 1910 at 85 years old in Paris.
Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere
Grand master of the knights hospitaller (1866-1951).
Born July 10th, 1866 in Ariccia.
Died November 14th, 1951 at 85 years old in Rome.
Alberto De Martino
Italian film director, screenwriter (1929–2015).
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Rome.
Jarmila Novotná
Czech actress, opera singer and singer (1907–1994).
Born September 23rd, 1908 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Marius Barbeau
Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (1883–1969).
Born March 5th, 1883 in Sainte-Marie.
Died February 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in Ottawa.
Almira Sessions
American actress (1888-1974).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 3rd, 1974 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 1021 to 1030 of 2083
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)