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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Bruno Mealli
Italian bicycle racer.
Born November 20th, 1937 in Loro Ciuffenna.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 85 years old in Loro Ciuffenna.
Anwar Mesbah
Egyptian weightlifter (1913-1998).
Born April 8th, 1913 in Alexandria.
Died November 25th, 1998 at 85 years old in Alexandria.
Pierre Andrieu
Catholic cardinal (1849–1935).
Born December 7th, 1849 in Seysses.
Died February 15th, 1935 at 85 years old in Bordeaux.
Hans Plenk
German luger (1938–2023).
Born February 21st, 1938 in Bad Reichenhall.
Died September 10th, 2023 at 85 years old in Schönau am Königsee. [ref]
Walter Gross
German actor (1904–1989).
Born February 5th, 1904 in Eberswalde.
Died May 17th, 1989 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Antanas Bagdonavičius
Lithuanian rower (1938–2024).
Born June 15th, 1938 in Bobėnai.
Died March 9th, 2024 at 85 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Johan Richthoff
Swedish amateur wrestler (1898–1983).
Born April 30th, 1898 in Malmö.
Died October 1st, 1983 at 85 years old in Malmö.
Elsie Maud Wakefield
British mycologist (1886-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1972 at 85 years old [ref]
Stevan Horvat
Olympic wrestler (1932-2018).
Born October 7th, 1932 in Svetozar Miletić. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2018 at 85 years old in Subotica. [ref]
Evgeniy Tashkov
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, actor (1926—2012).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Bykovo, Volgograd Oblast.
Died February 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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