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Dead at age 85
1,759 Notable deaths
Marcello Gandini
Italian freelance designer (1938–2024).
Born August 26th, 1938 in Turin.
Died March 13th, 2024 at 85 years old in Rivoli. [ref]
C. Aubrey Smith
British actor (1863-1948).
Born July 21st, 1863 in London.
Died December 20th, 1948 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Kurt Tank
German aircraft designer (1898–1983).
Born February 24th, 1898 in Bydgoszcz.
Died June 5th, 1983 at 85 years old in Munich.
Maurice Gamelin
French military officer (1872–1958).
Born September 20th, 1872 in Paris.
Died April 18th, 1958 at 85 years old in Paris.
Joe Conley
American actor (1928–2013).
Born March 3rd, 1928 in Buffalo.
Died July 7th, 2013 at 85 years old in Newbury Park (dementia).
James M. Cain
American novelist, short story writer, journalist.
Born July 1st, 1892 in Annapolis. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1977 at 85 years old in University Park.
Bill Nicholson
English footballer and manager (1919-2004).
Born January 26th, 1919 in Scarborough.
Died October 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Rollo May
American psychiatrist.
Born April 21st, 1909 in Ada. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1994 at 85 years old in Tiburon.
Evgeny Primakov
4th russian prime minister (1929–2015).
Born October 29th, 1929 in Kyiv.
Died June 26th, 2015 at 85 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]
H. L. A. Hart
English legal philosopher (1907–1992).
Born July 18th, 1907 in Harrogate. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1992 at 85 years old in Oxford. [ref]
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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