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Dead at age 85
2,083 Notable deaths
Marion Jones Farquhar
American tennis player (1879–1965).
Born November 2nd, 1879 in Gold Hill.
Died March 14th, 1965 at 85 years old in West Hollywood.
Robert Hanbury Brown
British astronomer and physicist, born in india (1916–2002).
Born August 31st, 1916 in Aruvankadu. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2002 at 85 years old in Andover. [ref]
Otto Wilhelm Thomé
German botanist and botanical artist (1840-1925).
Born March 22nd, 1840 in Cologne.
Died June 26th, 1925 at 85 years old in Cologne.
Max Rostal
British-austrian violinist.
Born August 7th, 1905 in Cieszyn.
Died August 6th, 1991 at 85 years old in Bern.
Gustaf Zander
Swedish physician, orthopedist (1835-1920).
Born March 29th, 1835 in Stockholm.
Died June 17th, 1920 at 85 years old in Stockholm.
Konstantin Fedin
Russian-soviet writer and poet (1892-1977).
Born February 24th, 1892 in Saratov. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1977 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Eugene O'Brien
American stage and film actor (1880-1966).
Born November 14th, 1880 in Boulder.
Died April 29th, 1966 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Aurelio Galfetti
Swiss architect (1936–2021).
Born April 2nd, 1936 in Lugano. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2021 at 85 years old in Bellinzona. [ref]
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
Baltic german astronomer (1819–1905).
Died April 14th, 1905 at 85 years old in Karlsruhe.
Lars Sonck
Finnish-swedish architect (1870–1956).
Born August 10th, 1870 in Kälviä. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1956 at 85 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
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