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Dead at age 85
1,508 Notable deaths
Jim Bunning
American baseball player and politician.
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Southgate.
Died May 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Fort Thomas (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 Iwama, Wakamatsuchō (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]
Robert A. Millikan
American physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Morrison. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1953 at 85 years old in San Marino (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Indian space scientist.
Born March 10th, 1932 in Adamaru.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bengaluru (heart failure). [ref]
Viktor Bryukhanov
Soviet and uzbek engineer.
Born December 1st, 1935 in Tashkent.
Died October 13th, 2021 at 85 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Viktor Korchnoi
Russian chess grandmaster.
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2016 at 85 years old in Wohlen (stroke). [ref]
Arlene Golonka
Actress.
Born January 23rd, 1936 in Chicago.
Died May 31st, 2021 at 85 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
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