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Dead at age 85
1,695 Notable deaths
Shelley Winters
American actress (1920-2006).
Born August 18th, 1920 in East St. Louis.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joe Paterno
American college football coach (1926-2012).
Born December 21st, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died January 22nd, 2012 at 85 years old in State College (lung cancer).
David Prowse
English bodybuilder, weightlifter, and actor (1935-2020).
Born July 1st, 1935 in Bristol.
Died November 28th, 2020 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Jessica Tandy
British-american actress (1909-1994).
Born June 7th, 1909 in London. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1994 at 85 years old in Fairfield County (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Ariel Sharon
Prime minister of israel from 2001 to 2006.
Born February 26th, 1928 in Kfar Malal. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2014 at 85 years old in Ramat Gan (acute kidney injury, cerebral hemorrhage).
Jeremy Thorpe
British politician (1929–2014).
Born April 29th, 1929 in South Kensington.
Died December 4th, 2014 at 85 years old in Greater London (Parkinson's disease).
Bettie Page
American pin-up model.
Born April 22nd, 1923 in Nashville. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912-1998).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Philip Roth
American novelist (1933-2018).
Born March 18th, 1933 in Newark. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 85 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Burl Ives
American singer, actor, and author (1909–1995).
Born June 14th, 1909 in Hunt City. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1995 at 85 years old in Anacortes (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
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