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Dead at age 85
2,082 Notable deaths
Petter Martinsen
Gymnast (1887–1972).
Born May 14th, 1887 in Sarpsborg.
Died December 27th, 1972 at 85 years old in Sarpsborg.
Vincent Mensah
Roman catholic bishop (1924–2010).
Born June 19th, 1924 in Cotonou.
Died March 10th, 2010 at 85 years old in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. [ref]
Nigol Andresen
Estonian writer and politician (1899-1985).
Born October 2nd, 1899 in Haljala Rural Municipality.
Died February 24th, 1985 at 85 years old in Tartu.
Cees Koch
Dutch discus thrower and shot putter (1936–2021).
Born July 16th, 1936 in Rotterdam.
Died September 14th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Vasily Lytkin
Soviet linguist, poet and translator (1895-1981).
Born December 27th, 1895 in Tentyukov.
Died August 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Adolph van der Voort van Zijp
Dutch equestrian (1892-1978).
Born September 1st, 1892 in North Sumatra.
Died March 8th, 1978 at 85 years old in Monaco.
Juvenal Amarijo
Brazilian footballer (1923-2009).
Born November 27th, 1923 in Santa Vitória do Palmar. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2009 at 85 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Joel de Oliveira Monteiro
Brazilian footballer (1904-1990).
Born May 1st, 1904 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 6th, 1990 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Alexandr Arkhangelsky
Soviet aeroplane designer and scientist in aeronautics.
Born December 29th, 1892 in Kazan.
Died December 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Moscow.
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