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Dead at age 85
1,615 Notable deaths
Hank Snow
Canadian musician (1914–1999).
Born May 9th, 1914 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1999 at 85 years old in Tennessee (heart failure). [ref]
Maxwell Davenport Taylor
United states general (1901-1987).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Keytesville.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Harriet Nelson
American actress and singer (1909-1994).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Des Moines. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1994 at 85 years old in Laguna Beach (heart failure). [ref]
Duong Van Minh
South vietnamese commander (1916-2001).
Born February 16th, 1916 in Mỹ Tho.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 85 years old in Pasadena (disease).
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Indian freedom fighter (1903-1988).
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Mangalore.
Died October 29th, 1988 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Jim Bunning
American baseball player and politician (1931–2017).
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Southgate.
Died May 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Edgewood (stroke). [ref]
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Dutch athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1948 london olympics.
Born April 26th, 1918 in Baarn.
Died January 25th, 2004 at 85 years old in Hoofddorp.
Morihei Ueshiba
Japanese aikidoka (1883-1969).
Born December 14th, 1883 in Tanabe.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 85 years old in Tokyo, Iwama (liver cancer).
Nigel Davenport
English actor (1928-2013).
Born May 23rd, 1928 in Cambridge.
Died October 25th, 2013 at 85 years old in Gloucestershire. [ref]
David Yonggi Cho
South korean minister.
Born February 14th, 1936 in Ulsan.
Died September 14th, 2021 at 85 years old in Seoul. [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche