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Dead at age 85
1,701 Notable deaths
Bruce Millan
British politician (1927–2013).
Born October 5th, 1927 in Dundee.
Died February 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Southern General Hospital (bronchopneumonia).
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
François Ponchaud
French missionary.
Born February 8th, 1939 in Sallanches. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2025 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Talus Taylor
American writer.
Born September 18th, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 19th, 2015 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sucharu Devi
Maharani of mayurbhanj (1874-1959).
Born October 9th, 1874 in Kolkata.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 85 years old
Philipp Jenninger
German politician and diplomat, former president of the bundestag (1932-2018).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Rindelbach.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 85 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Pavle Savić
Serbian physicist (1909–1994).
Born January 10th, 1909 in Thessaloniki.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Philippe Taquet
French paleontologist.
Born April 25th, 1940 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2025 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Anna J. Harrison
American organic chemist (1912–1998).
Born December 23rd, 1912 in Benton City.
Died August 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in Holyoke.
Carlos Miloc
Uruguayan football manager (1932-2017).
Born February 9th, 1932 in Montevideo.
Died February 25th, 2017 at 85 years old in Monterrey. [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr