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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Adolf Abel
German architect (1882-1968).
Born November 27th, 1882 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1968 at 85 years old in Bruckberg.
Thor Vilhjálmsson
Icelandic writer (1925-2011).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Edinburgh.
Died March 2nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Donald Harper
Olympic diver (1932–2017).
Born June 4th, 1932 in Redwood City.
Died November 30th, 2017 at 85 years old in Upper Arlington.
Žarko Petan
Slovenian writer and director (1929–2014).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2014 at 85 years old in Slovenia. [ref]
Vida Tomšič
Slovenian communist (1913-1998).
Born June 26th, 1913 in Ljubljana.
Died December 10th, 1998 at 85 years old in Ljubljana.
Otto Lenel
German jewish jurist and legl historian (1849-1935).
Born December 13th, 1849 in Mannheim.
Died February 7th, 1935 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Walter Kappacher
Austrian writer (1938–2024).
Born October 24th, 1938 in Salzburg.
Died May 24th, 2024 at 85 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Carlo Casini
Italian politician. (1935-2020).
Born March 4th, 1935 in Florence.
Died March 23rd, 2020 at 85 years old in Rome (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Ferry Graf
Austrian-finnish singer (1931-2017).
Born December 14th, 1931 in Ternitz.
Died July 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Walter D'Hondt
Canadian rower.
Born September 11th, 1936 in Richmond.
Died December 13th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
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