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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Oskar Bolza
German mathematician (1857–1942).
Born May 12th, 1857 in Bad Bergzabern.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Jan Černý
Czechoslovak civil servant, prime minister, and provincial president of moravia (1874-1959).
Born March 4th, 1874 in Uherský Ostroh. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1959 at 85 years old in Uherský Ostroh. [ref]
Charles Walter De Vis
English clergyman, botanist and zoologist (1829-1915).
Born May 9th, 1829 in Birmingham.
Died April 30th, 1915 at 85 years old in Brisbane.
Taqi Yazdi
Iranian cleric and philosopher.
Born January 31st, 1935 in Yazd.
Died January 1st, 2021 at 85 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Abe Segal
South african tennis player (1930–2016).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Johannesburg.
Died April 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in Cape Town (cancer). [ref]
Constantin Rădulescu
Romanian footballer (1896-1981).
Born October 5th, 1896 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 31st, 1981 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Nicholas Benois
Russian architect (1813–1898).
Born July 13th, 1813 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 23rd, 1898 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Clemente Micara
Catholic cardinal (1879–1965).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Frascati.
Died March 11th, 1965 at 85 years old in Rome.
Robert Charles Winthrop
American politician (1809–1894).
Born May 12th, 1809 in Boston.
Died November 16th, 1894 at 85 years old in Boston.
August Uno Lamm
Swedish inventor (1904–1989).
Born May 22nd, 1904 in Gothenburg.
Died June 1st, 1989 at 85 years old in Burlingame.
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