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Dead at age 85
1,760 Notable deaths
Vilmos Zsigmond
Hungarian-american cinematographer.
Born June 16th, 1930 in Szeged.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 85 years old in Big Sur. [ref]
James R. Schlesinger
United states secretary of defense; united states secretary of energy; economist, academic and educator (1929-2014).
Born February 15th, 1929 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 2014 at 85 years old in Baltimore (pneumonia).
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist (1890-1976).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.
Marla Adams
American actress.
Born August 28th, 1938 in Ocean City.
Died April 25th, 2024 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Armando Manzanero
Mexican musician, composer pianist (1935–2020).
Born December 7th, 1935 in Mérida, Ticul. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2020 at 85 years old in Mexico City (COVID-19). [ref]
Clement Greenberg
American essayist and visual art critic (1909-1994).
Born January 16th, 1909 in The Bronx.
Died May 7th, 1994 at 85 years old in New York City.
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
Scottish noble (1929-2015).
Born September 23rd, 1929 in London.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Angus.
David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger (1931-2017).
Born April 17th, 1931 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2017 at 85 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Herbert H. Lehman
American politician (1878–1963).
Born March 28th, 1878 in Manhattan.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 85 years old in New York City.
Geoffrey Fisher
Archbishop of canterbury (1887-1972).
Born May 5th, 1887 in Nuneaton. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1972 at 85 years old in Sherborne. [ref]
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