Dead at age 85
1,616 Notable deaths
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 (1935–2021).
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]
Ruth Rendell
British writer (1930-2015).
Born February 17th, 1930 in London.
Died May 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in London (stroke).
Adrienne Corri
British actress (1930-2016).
Born November 13th, 1930 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 85 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jim Lehrer
American writer (1934-2020).
Born May 19th, 1934 in Wichita.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Anne McCaffrey
American-irish novelist.
Born April 1st, 1926 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2011 at 85 years old in Newcastle, County Wicklow (stroke). [ref]
James Shigeta
American actor (1929–2014).
Born June 17th, 1929 in Honolulu.
Died July 28th, 2014 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X