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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Gennady Yakovlev
Russian botanist (1938–2024).
Born June 7th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 12th, 2024 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Nikolai Trofimov
Soviet and russian actor (1920–2005).
Born January 21st, 1920 in Sevastopol.
Died November 7th, 2005 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.
François Gagnepain
French botanist (1866-1952).
Born September 23rd, 1866 in Raveau.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 85 years old in Cannes.
Justin Marie Bomboko
Congolese politician and prime minister (1928-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1928 in Bolomba, Belgian Congo. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2014 at 85 years old in Brussels (disease). [ref]
Kaspar Rostrup
Danish theatre and film director.
Born April 27th, 1940 in Frederiksberg.
Died November 10th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Marco Leto
Italian film director (1931-2016).
Born January 18th, 1931 in Rome.
Died April 21st, 2016 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Alfons Dopsch
Austrian social and economic historian (1868–1953).
Born June 14th, 1868 in Lovosice.
Died September 1st, 1953 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Gyoji Matsumoto
Japanese association football player (1934–2019).
Born August 13th, 1934 in Saitama.
Died September 2nd, 2019 at 85 years old in Saitama (heart disease). [ref]
Lewis Sheldon
American triple jumper (1874–1960).
Born June 9th, 1874 in Rutland.
Died February 18th, 1960 at 85 years old in Biarritz.
Otakar Kubín
Czech painter and sculptor (1883-1969).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Boskovice. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1969 at 85 years old in Malesice, Marseille. [ref]
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