Dead at age 85

1,731 Notable deaths

Otacílio Gonçalves

Brazilian football manager (born 1940).

Born June 16th, 1940 in Santa Maria.

Died November 18th, 2025 at 85 years old in Porto Alegre. [ref]

Mats Traat

Estonian poet and author (1936–2022).

Born November 23rd, 1936 in Arula.

Died June 27th, 2022 at 85 years old [ref]

Alexandra Zabelina

Soviet olympic fencer (1937–2022).

Born March 11th, 1937 in Moscow.

Died March 27th, 2022 at 85 years old

Salvador Giner

Spanish sociologist (1934–2019).

Born February 10th, 1934 in Barcelona.

Died October 19th, 2019 at 85 years old in Barcelona. [ref]

Bertil Antonsson

Swedish amateur wrestler (1921-2006).

Born July 19th, 1921 in Trollhättan. [ref]

Died November 27th, 2006 at 85 years old in Trollhättan. [ref]

Harry Spanjer

Boxer (1873–1958).

Born January 9th, 1873 in Grand Rapids.

Died July 16th, 1958 at 85 years old in St. Petersburg.

Rolf Hansen

German film director, actor (1904–1990).

Born December 12th, 1904 in Ilmenau.

Died December 3rd, 1990 at 85 years old in Munich.

Eugénie Cotton

French scientist and women's rights activist (1881–1967).

Born October 13th, 1881 in Soubise.

Died June 16th, 1967 at 85 years old in Sèvres.

Nikolay Kamenskiy

Soviet ski jumper (1931-2017).

Born October 17th, 1931 in Moscow. [ref]

Died July 21st, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Antonio María Javierre Ortas

Catholic cardinal, priest of salesians of saint john bosco (1921-2007).

Born February 21st, 1921 in Siétamo.

Died February 1st, 2007 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]

Deaths 1411 to 1420 of 1731

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu