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Dead at age 85
1,731 Notable deaths
Frederick William Frohawk
Zoological artist and lepidopterist (1861-1946).
Born July 16th, 1861 in Norfolk.
Died December 10th, 1946 at 85 years old in Norfolk.
Ramon Margalef
Catalan biologist (1919-2004).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died May 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Barcelona.
Otto Stich
Member of the swiss federal council (1927-2012).
Born January 10th, 1927 in Basel.
Died September 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Dornach. [ref]
Nikoloz Muskhelishvili
Georgian mathematician (1891-1976).
Born February 16th, 1891 in Tbilisi.
Died July 16th, 1976 at 85 years old in Tbilisi.
Jean Grave
French anarchist (1854–1939).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Le Breuil-sur-Couze.
Died December 8th, 1939 at 85 years old in Vienne-en-Val.
Nico Dostal
Austrian composer.
Born November 27th, 1895 in Korneuburg.
Died October 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Alain Jessua
French film director, screenwriter (1932–2017).
Born January 16th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 30th, 2017 at 85 years old in Évreux. [ref]
Charles Diehl
French byzantinist (1859–1944).
Born January 19th, 1859 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1944 at 85 years old in Paris.
Gitta Mallasz
Hungarian artist.
Born June 21st, 1907 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1992 at 85 years old in Ampuis. [ref]
Chester Bowles
American politician (1901–1986).
Born April 5th, 1901 in Springfield.
Died May 25th, 1986 at 85 years old in Essex.
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