Dead at age 85

1,730 Notable deaths

Antonina Ryzhova

Soviet volleyball player who won silver at the 1964 summer olympics.

Born July 5th, 1934 in Moscow.

Died May 1st, 2020 at 85 years old [ref]

Giancarlo Cella

Italian footballer.

Born September 5th, 1940 in Bobbio.

Died January 23rd, 2026 at 85 years old [ref]

Paul Egli

Swiss racing cyclist (1911-1997).

Born August 18th, 1911 in Dürnten.

Died January 23rd, 1997 at 85 years old in Dürnten.

Alfred Wilson

American rower (1903-1989).

Born December 31st, 1903 in Minneapolis.

Died October 27th, 1989 at 85 years old in Vineyard Haven.

Christopher Barton

British rower.

Born November 21st, 1927 in Celbridge.

Died August 18th, 2013 at 85 years old in Christchurch.

Willi Eichhorn

German rower (1908-1994).

Born August 23rd, 1908.

Died May 25th, 1994 at 85 years old

Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer

Norwegian politician (1923–2009).

Born October 18th, 1923 in Christiania. [ref]

Died June 18th, 2009 at 85 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Terézia Vansová

Slovak writer, editor (1857-1942).

Born April 18th, 1857 in Zvolenská Slatina.

Died October 10th, 1942 at 85 years old in Banská Bystrica.

Jacques Lunis

French sprinter.

Born May 27th, 1923 in Pierrecourt.

Died November 2nd, 2008 at 85 years old in Le Plessis-Trévise. [ref]

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Japanese olympic swimmer.

Born June 23rd, 1926 in Takamatsu.

Died August 10th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Deaths 1571 to 1580 of 1730

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci