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Dead at age 85
1,738 Notable deaths
Petter Martinsen
Gymnast.
Born May 14th, 1887 in Sarpsborg.
Died December 27th, 1972 at 85 years old in Sarpsborg.
Henri Dulieux
Fencer.
Born May 10th, 1897 in Lille. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1982 at 85 years old in Chantepie. [ref]
Nigol Andresen
Estonian writer and politician (1899-1985).
Born October 2nd, 1899 in Haljala Rural Municipality.
Died February 24th, 1985 at 85 years old in Tartu.
Vasily Lytkin
Soviet linguist, poet and translator (1895-1981).
Born December 27th, 1895 in Tentyukov.
Died August 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Adolph van der Voort van Zijp
Dutch equestrian (1892-1978).
Born September 1st, 1892 in North Sumatra.
Died March 8th, 1978 at 85 years old in Monaco.
Juvenal Amarijo
Brazilian footballer (1923-2009).
Born November 27th, 1923 in Santa Vitória do Palmar. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2009 at 85 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Joel de Oliveira Monteiro
Brazilian footballer (1904-1990).
Born May 1st, 1904 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 6th, 1990 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Alexandr Arkhangelsky
Soviet aeroplane designer and scientist in aeronautics.
Born December 29th, 1892 in Kazan.
Died December 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Hartmann Bjørnsen
Gymnast (1889-1974).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Stavanger.
Died September 25th, 1974 at 85 years old in Stavanger.
Mario Gentili
Italian cyclist.
Born January 31st, 1913 in Rome.
Died January 19th, 1999 at 85 years old in Rome.
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