Dead at age 85
2,085 Notable deaths
Robert Lamoot
Belgian footballer (1911-1996).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Ostend.
Died June 15th, 1996 at 85 years old [ref]
Gustaaf De Smet
Belgian cyclist (1935–2020).
Born May 15th, 1935 in Mariakerke.
Died May 25th, 2020 at 85 years old in Oostakker. [ref]
Ernst Kyburz
Olympic wrestler (1898-1983).
Born August 14th, 1898.
Died October 16th, 1983 at 85 years old in Ronco sopra Ascona.
Sergey Blazhko
Russian astronomer (1870–1956).
Born November 17th, 1870 in Chocimsk.
Died February 11th, 1956 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Sreten Asanović
Montenegrin writer (1931-2016).
Born February 22nd, 1931 in Donji Kokoti.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 85 years old
Jacques Lebrun
Sailor (1910-1996).
Born September 20th, 1910 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 14th, 1996 at 85 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš
Latvian writer and painter (1877-1962).
Born August 25th, 1877 in Nereta.
Died August 28th, 1962 at 85 years old in Körbecke.
Bernhard Leene
Dutch racing cyclist (1903–1988).
Born February 15th, 1903 in The Hague. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1988 at 85 years old in Amsterdam.
Jonathan Janson
Sailor (1930–2015).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Chelsea. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2015 at 85 years old
Ine Schäffer
Athletics competitor (1923–2009).
Born March 28th, 1923 in Graz.
Died March 19th, 2009 at 85 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Deaths 1961 to 1970 of 2085
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel