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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Nico Dostal
Austrian composer.
Born November 27th, 1895 in Korneuburg.
Died October 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Alain Jessua
French film director, screenwriter (1932–2017).
Born January 16th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 30th, 2017 at 85 years old in Évreux. [ref]
Charles Diehl
French byzantinist (1859–1944).
Born July 4th, 1859 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1944 at 85 years old in Paris.
Gitta Mallasz
Hungarian artist.
Born June 21st, 1907 in Ljubljana.
Died June 25th, 1992 at 85 years old in Ampuis.
Clément Juglar
French economist (1819–1905).
Born October 15th, 1819 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1905 at 85 years old in Paris.
Victoria Dubourg
French painter; (1840-1926).
Born December 1st, 1840 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1926 at 85 years old in Buré.
Chester Bowles
American politician (1901–1986).
Born April 5th, 1901 in Springfield.
Died May 25th, 1986 at 85 years old in Essex.
Iraj Afshar
Iranian bibliographer, historian (1925–2011).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Tehran.
Died March 9th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tehran.
Charles Tellier
French engineer (1828–1913).
Born June 29th, 1828 in Amiens.
Died October 19th, 1913 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Konstantin Orbelyan
Armenian musician (1928–2014).
Born July 29th, 1928 in Armavir.
Died April 24th, 2014 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
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