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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
John Mortimer
British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author (1923-2009).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Hampstead.
Died January 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Turville. [ref]
Henry J. Kaiser
American industrialist (1882–1967).
Born May 9th, 1882 in Sprout Brook.
Died August 24th, 1967 at 85 years old in Honolulu (disease).
Dorothea Dix
American author and social reformer (1802–1887).
Born April 4th, 1802 in Hampden.
Died July 17th, 1887 at 85 years old in Trenton.
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Japanese businessman (1927–2013).
Born November 7th, 1927 in Kyoto.
Died September 19th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kyoto (pneumonia).
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]
Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019).
Born May 30th, 1934 in Listvyanka.
Died October 11th, 2019 at 85 years old in Burdenko Hospital (diabetes). [ref]
Viktor Bryukhanov
Soviet and uzbek engineer (1935–2021).
Born December 1st, 1935 in Tashkent.
Died October 13th, 2021 at 85 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
William Crapo Durant
American automotive businessman (1861–1947).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Boston.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 85 years old in New York City.
Al Kaline
Baseball player.
Born December 19th, 1934 in Baltimore.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 85 years old in Bloomfield Hills. [ref]
Brad Dexter
American actor (1917–2002).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Goldfield.
Died December 12th, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage (pulmonary emphysema).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche