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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Alfred Rehder
German-american professor of botany (1863-1949).
Born September 4th, 1863 in Waldenburg.
Died July 25th, 1949 at 85 years old in Jamaica Plain.
Karl von Plettenberg
German general (1852–1938).
Born December 18th, 1852 in Paderborn.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 85 years old in Bückeburg.
Jerzy Toeplitz
Polish film educator (1909-1995).
Born November 24th, 1909 in Kharkiv.
Died July 24th, 1995 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Stepan Krasovsky
Soviet air force general (1897-1983).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Hluchi.
Died April 21st, 1983 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Mordechai Limon
Israeli military officer (1924–2009).
Born January 3rd, 1924 in Baranavichy.
Died May 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in New York City.
Verner Weckman
Olympic wrestler (1882-1968).
Born July 26th, 1882 in Loviisa.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
Joseph Vendryes
French linguist (1875–1960).
Born January 13th, 1875 in Paris.
Died January 30th, 1960 at 85 years old in Paris.
Sarah Doudney
British fiction and children's writer (1841–1926).
Born January 15th, 1841.
Died December 8th, 1926 at 85 years old in Oxford.
José Yudica
Argentine footballer/manager (1936-2021).
Born February 26th, 1936 in Rosario.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Jacques Dupin
French writer (1927–2012).
Born March 4th, 1927 in Privas.
Died October 27th, 2012 at 85 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
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