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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
René Jeannel
French entomologist (1879-1965).
Born March 23rd, 1879 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1965 at 85 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie
French botanist (1873-1958).
Born August 11th, 1873 in Chambéry.
Died October 2nd, 1958 at 85 years old in Chambéry.
Tevfik Kış
Turkish wrestler (1934–2019).
Born August 10th, 1934 in Çorum.
Died September 4th, 2019 at 85 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Wilhelm Körner
German chemist (1839-1925).
Born April 20th, 1839 in Kassel.
Died March 30th, 1925 at 85 years old in Milan.
Laura Sawyer
Actress (1885-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1885 in Iron County.
Died September 7th, 1970 at 85 years old in Matawan.
Karl Vennberg
Swedish poet (1910-1995).
Born April 11th, 1910 in Blädinge.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 85 years old in Spånga-Kista församling.
Irina Beglyakova
Soviet discus thrower (1933-2018).
Born February 26th, 1933.
Died March 19th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jules Boucherit
French violinist and violin pedagogue (1877-1962).
Born March 29th, 1877 in Morlaix.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wim Bleijenberg
Dutch footballer (1930-2016).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Veenendaal.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 85 years old in Huissen. [ref]
Saeeda Faiz
Indian educationalist and social reformer.
Born June 9th, 1925 in Gorakhpur.
Died September 14th, 2010 at 85 years old
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