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Dead at age 85
1,508 Notable deaths
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..
William C. Durant
American automotive businessman (1861–1947).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Boston.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 85 years old in New York City.
Walter Lippmann
American journalist.
Born September 23rd, 1889 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1974 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Dan O'Herlihy
Irish-american actor (1919-2005).
Born May 1st, 1919 in Wexford. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2005 at 85 years old in Malibu (disease). [ref]
Alan Napier
English actor.
Born January 7th, 1903 in Kings Norton.
Died August 8th, 1988 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Marjorie Main
Actress (1890-1975).
Born February 24th, 1890 in Acton. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1975 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Devika Rani
Indian actress (1908-1994).
Born March 30th, 1908 in Visakhapatnam.
Died March 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in Bengaluru.
Konrad Lorenz
Austrian zoologist, winner of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1973.
Born November 7th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1989 at 85 years old in Vienna (kidney failure). [ref]
Carol Arthur
American actress (1935-2020).
Born August 4th, 1935 in Hackensack.
Died November 1st, 2020 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Brad Dexter
American actor (1917-2002).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Goldfield. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
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