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Dead at age 85
2,085 Notable deaths
William Eagle Clarke
British ornithologist (1853-1938).
Born March 16th, 1853 in Leeds. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1938 at 85 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Louis Prosper Gachard
Archivist (1800–1885).
Born March 12th, 1800 in Paris.
Died December 24th, 1885 at 85 years old in Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region.
Hasan Aliyev
Soviet geographer (1907-1993).
Born December 15th, 1907 in Tanahat.
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 85 years old in Baku.
Vera Nikolić Podrinska
Croatian painter and baroness (1886-1972).
Born June 8th, 1886 in Zagreb.
Died March 28th, 1972 at 85 years old in Zagreb.
Vicente Escrivá
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1913-1999).
Born June 1st, 1913 in Valencia.
Died April 18th, 1999 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Renato Petronio
Italian rower (1891–1976).
Born February 5th, 1891 in Piran.
Died April 9th, 1976 at 85 years old in Portogruaro.
Olin Chaddock Wilson
American astronomer (1909-1994).
Born January 13th, 1909 in San Francisco.
Died July 13th, 1994 at 85 years old in West Lafayette.
Federico Edwards
Argentine footballer (1931-2016).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Santa Fe.
Died November 13th, 2016 at 85 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Alexander Vyssotsky
Astronomer (1888–1973).
Born May 23rd, 1888 in Moscow.
Died December 31st, 1973 at 85 years old in Winter Park.
Fritz Kraatz
Swiss ice hockey player (1906-1992).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Davos.
Died January 15th, 1992 at 85 years old in Zurich.
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