Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Bernd Cullmann
German sprinter.
Born October 11th, 1939 in Idar-Oberstein.
Died January 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Idar-Oberstein. [ref]
Sehadete Mekuli
Albanian physician.
Born October 16th, 1928 in Ohrid.
Died November 12th, 2013 at 85 years old in Pristina.
Armin Otto Leuschner
American astronomer (1868–1953).
Born January 16th, 1868 in Detroit.
Died April 22nd, 1953 at 85 years old in Berkeley.
Suhayr al-Qalamawi
Egyptian writer (1911-1997).
Born July 20th, 1911 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Isabel Martin Lewis
American astronomer (1881-1966).
Born July 11th, 1881 in Old Orchard Beach.
Died July 31st, 1966 at 85 years old
Frieda Robscheit-Robbins
German-born american pathologist.
Born June 8th, 1888 in Euskirchen.
Died December 18th, 1973 at 85 years old in Tucson.
Carl-Henning Wijkmark
Swedish writer (1934–2020).
Born November 21st, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 85 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Hanna Honthy
Hungarian opera singer and actress (1893–1978).
Born February 21st, 1893 in Budapest.
Died December 30th, 1978 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Charles Tatham
American fencer (1854–1939).
Born September 3rd, 1854 in New York City.
Died September 24th, 1939 at 85 years old in New York City.
Valentina Rastvorova
Soviet fencer (1933-2018).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Odesa. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson