Dead at age 85

1,731 Notable deaths

Bruce Johnstone

South african racing driver.

Born January 30th, 1937 in Durban.

Died March 3rd, 2022 at 85 years old in Cape Town. [ref]

Alfred J. Goulding

American film director (1885–1972).

Born January 26th, 1887 in Melbourne.

Died April 25th, 1972 at 85 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).

Eddie Southern

American hurdler and sprinter (1938–2023).

Born January 4th, 1938 in Dallas.

Died May 17th, 2023 at 85 years old in Richardson.

Mikhail Svetin

Soviet and russian actor (1929—2015).

Born December 11th, 1929 in Kyiv. [ref]

Died August 30th, 2015 at 85 years old in Gatchina (stroke).

Wilhelm Thiele

Austrian film director.

Born May 10th, 1890 in Vienna.

Died September 7th, 1975 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.

Jakob Tiedtke

Actor (1875-1960).

Born June 23rd, 1875 in Berlin.

Died June 30th, 1960 at 85 years old in Berlin.

Miguel Poblet

Spanish road racing cyclist (1928–2013).

Born March 18th, 1928 in Montcada i Reixac.

Died April 6th, 2013 at 85 years old in Barcelona (kidney failure). [ref]

Kiyoko Ono

Japanese gymnast.

Born February 4th, 1936 in Iwanuma.

Died March 13th, 2021 at 85 years old in Tokyo (COVID-19). [ref]

Viktor Tsarev

Russian footballer (1931-2017).

Born June 2nd, 1931 in Moscow.

Died January 2nd, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Pierre Mertens

Belgian writer.

Born October 9th, 1939 in Boitsfort - Bosvoorde. [ref]

Died January 19th, 2025 at 85 years old in Watermael-Boitsfort. [ref]

Deaths 1261 to 1270 of 1731

Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore