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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
George Young
American former track and field athlete and college coach (1937–2022).
Born July 24th, 1937 in Roswell.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 85 years old in Casa Grande.
Hans Jakob Polotsky
Israeli academic (1905-1991).
Born September 13th, 1905 in Zurich.
Died August 10th, 1991 at 85 years old in Jerusalem.
Hans Jakob
German footballer (1908-1994).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Munich.
Died March 24th, 1994 at 85 years old in Regensburg.
Melvin Spencer Newman
American chemist (1908–1993).
Born March 10th, 1908 in New York City.
Died May 30th, 1993 at 85 years old in Columbus.
Friedrich Traugott Kützing
German phycologist (1807-1893).
Born December 8th, 1807 in Ritteburg.
Died September 9th, 1893 at 85 years old in Nordhausen.
Aulis Rytkönen
Finnish association football player (1929-2014).
Born January 5th, 1929 in Karttula.
Died April 16th, 2014 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
Charles Merivale
English historian and churchman (1808-1893).
Born March 8th, 1808 in London.
Died December 27th, 1893 at 85 years old in Ely.
Rolf Wolfshohl
German racing cyclist (1938–2024).
Born December 27th, 1938 in Cologne.
Died September 18th, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]
Claire Goll
Writer and journalist (1890–1977).
Born October 29th, 1891 in Nuremberg.
Died May 30th, 1977 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Helmar Lerski
Photographer (1871-1956).
Born February 18th, 1871 in Strasbourg.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 85 years old in Zurich.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel