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Dead at age 85
2,083 Notable deaths
Igor Ilyinsky
Soviet film and stage actor, director (1901–1987).
Born July 24th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died January 13th, 1987 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Kyoshi Takahama
Japanese writer (1874–1959).
Born February 22nd, 1874 in Matsuyama.
Died April 8th, 1959 at 85 years old in Yuigahama (intracranial hemorrhage).
Alexander Ross Clarke
British geodesist (1828–1914).
Born December 16th, 1828 in Reading.
Died February 11th, 1914 at 85 years old in Reigate.
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).
Sasson Somekh
Iraqi-israeli arabist and translator.
Born September 21st, 1933 in Baghdad.
Died August 18th, 2019 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Luis Sáenz-Peña
President of argentina (1822-1907).
Born April 2nd, 1822 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 10th, 1907 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires.
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Thomas Lanier Clingman
Confederate army general and politician (1812-1897).
Born July 27th, 1812 in Huntsville.
Died November 3rd, 1897 at 85 years old in Morganton.
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]
Deaths 1221 to 1230 of 2083
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius