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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Haakon VII of Norway
King of norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957).
Born August 3rd, 1872 in Charlottenlund Palace. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1957 at 85 years old in Royal Palace, Oslo. [ref]
Oliver Wendell Holmes
American poet and physician (1809–1894).
Born August 29th, 1809 in Cambridge.
Died October 7th, 1894 at 85 years old in Boston.
Kenneth Tobey
American actor (1917–2002).
Born March 23rd, 1917 in Oakland.
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Acker Bilk
English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014).
Born January 28th, 1929 in Pensford.
Died November 2nd, 2014 at 85 years old in Bath.
Jonathan Miller
British theatre director (1934-2019).
Born July 21st, 1934 in London.
Died November 27th, 2019 at 85 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Joseph Swan
British physicist and inventor (1828-1914).
Born October 31st, 1828 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1914 at 85 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Jeffrey R. Holland
American educator and religious leader (1940–2025).
Born December 3rd, 1940 in St. George.
Died December 27th, 2025 at 85 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Roger Perry
American actor (1933-2018).
Born May 7th, 1933 in Davenport.
Died July 12th, 2018 at 85 years old in Indian Wells (prostate cancer). [ref]
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist catholic archbishop.
Born November 29th, 1905 in Tourcoing.
Died March 25th, 1991 at 85 years old in Martigny.
Leiji Matsumoto
Japanese manga artist (1938–2023).
Born January 25th, 1938 in Kyoto Prefecture.
Died February 13th, 2023 at 85 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
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