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Dead at age 85
1,505 Notable deaths
Juan Vallejo Corona
Mexican serial killer (1934–2019).
Born February 7th, 1934 in Autlán de Navarro Municipality.
Died March 4th, 2019 at 85 years old in Yuba City (disease).
Casey Stengel
American baseball player and coach (1890-1975).
Born July 30th, 1890 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1975 at 85 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Peter Bowles
English actor (1936–2022).
Born October 16th, 1936 in London.
Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old (cancer). [ref]
Betsy Blair
Actress (1923-2009).
Born December 11th, 1923 in Cliffside Park. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2009 at 85 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Fort Worth.
Died June 11th, 2015 at 85 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Wilder Penfield
Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Spokane.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 85 years old in Montréal-Nord (stomach cancer).
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Prime minister of malaysia from 2003 to 2009.
Born November 26th, 1939 in Bayan Lepas.
Died April 14th, 2025 at 85 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Al Kaline
Baseball player.
Born December 19th, 1934 in Baltimore.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 85 years old in Bloomfield Hills. [ref]
Konrad Zuse
German computer scientist and engineer (1910-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Berlin, Wilmersdorf. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1995 at 85 years old in Hünfeld. [ref]
James E. Webb
Administrator of nasa in 1961–1968.
Born October 7th, 1906 in Tally Ho Township.
Died March 27th, 1992 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
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