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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Sakina Aliyeva
Azerbaijani-soviet politician.
Born April 15th, 1925 in Nakhchivan.
Died October 6th, 2010 at 85 years old in Baku.
Bertil Antonsson
Swedish amateur wrestler (1921-2006).
Born July 19th, 1921 in Trollhättan.
Died November 27th, 2006 at 85 years old in Trollhättan.
Harry Spanjer
Boxer (1873–1958).
Born January 9th, 1873 in Grand Rapids.
Died July 16th, 1958 at 85 years old in St. Petersburg.
Rolf Hansen
German film director, actor (1904–1990).
Born December 12th, 1904 in Ilmenau.
Died December 3rd, 1990 at 85 years old in Munich.
Eugénie Cotton
French scientist and women's rights activist (1881–1967).
Born October 13th, 1881 in Soubise.
Died June 16th, 1967 at 85 years old in Sèvres.
Nikolay Kamenskiy
Soviet ski jumper (1931-2017).
Born October 17th, 1931 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Børge Jessen
Danish mathematician (1907–1993).
Born June 19th, 1907 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Eduard Grell
German composer, conductor, choir director and music educator.
Born November 6th, 1800 in Berlin.
Died August 10th, 1886 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Karin Kock-Lindberg
Swedish politician and economist.
Born July 2nd, 1891 in Klara Church Parish.
Died July 28th, 1976 at 85 years old in Kungsholm parish.
Antonio María Javierre Ortas
Catholic cardinal, priest of salesians of saint john bosco (1921-2007).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Siétamo.
Died February 1st, 2007 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
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