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Dead at age 85
2,070 Notable deaths
Jack Butler Yeats
Irish artist (1871-1957).
Born August 29th, 1871 in London.
Died March 28th, 1957 at 85 years old in Dublin.
Vittorio Adorni
Italian racing cyclist (1937–2022).
Born November 14th, 1937 in Parma.
Died December 24th, 2022 at 85 years old in Parma. [ref]
Georgy Grechko
Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2017).
Born May 25th, 1931 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Alexander Vasiliev
Russian historian (1867–1953).
Born October 4th, 1867 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hilda Petrie
British egyptologist and archaeologist (1871-1956).
Born June 8th, 1871 in Dublin.
Died November 23rd, 1956 at 85 years old in London.
Gérard Souzay
French opera singer (1918-2004).
Born December 8th, 1918 in Angers.
Died August 17th, 2004 at 85 years old in Antibes.
Dhirendra Nath Ganguly
Indian actor (1893-1978).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Kolkata.
Regino Sainz de la Maza
Spanish guitarist and composer (1896–1981).
Born September 7th, 1896 in Burgos.
Died November 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Hedwig Dohm
German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist (1831–1919).
Born September 20th, 1833 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1919 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Edna Wallace Hopper
American actress (1872–1959).
Born January 17th, 1874 in San Francisco.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 85 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
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