Dead at age 85
1,730 Notable deaths
Tevfik Kış
Olympic wrestler (1934-2019).
Born August 10th, 1934 in Çorum.
Died September 4th, 2019 at 85 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Karl Vennberg
Swedish poet (1910-1995).
Born April 11th, 1910.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 85 years old in Spånga-Kista församling.
Irina Beglyakova
Soviet discus thrower (1933-2018).
Born February 26th, 1933.
Died March 19th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jules Boucherit
French violinist and violin pedagogue (1877-1962).
Born March 29th, 1877 in Morlaix.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wim Bleijenberg
Dutch footballer (1930-2016).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Veenendaal.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 85 years old in Huissen. [ref]
Gennady Yakovlev
Russian botanist.
Born June 7th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 12th, 2024 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
François Gagnepain
French botanist (1866-1952).
Born September 23rd, 1866 in Raveau.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 85 years old in Cannes.
Justin Marie Bomboko
Congolese politician and prime minister (1928-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1928 in Belgian Congo.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 85 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (disease).
Kaspar Rostrup
Danish theatre and film director.
Born April 27th, 1940 in Denmark.
Died November 10th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Marco Leto
Italian film director (1931-2016).
Born January 18th, 1931 in Rome.
Died April 21st, 2016 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 1461 to 1470 of 1730
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu