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Dead at age 85
1,760 Notable deaths
Prince Henri d'Orléans
Head of the house of orléans (1999-2019).
Born June 14th, 1933 in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2019 at 85 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tommy Kono
American weightlifter.
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sacramento.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 85 years old in Honolulu (liver disease). [ref]
Ada Blackjack
Iñupiat explorer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Solomon.
Died May 29th, 1983 at 85 years old in Palmer.
Marguerite Steinheil
French murder suspect (1869-1954).
Born April 16th, 1869 in Beaucourt.
Died July 17th, 1954 at 85 years old in Hove.
Robert Lucas
American economist (1937–2023).
Born September 15th, 1937 in Yakima.
Died May 15th, 2023 at 85 years old in Chicago. [ref]
John Richard Hicks
British economist (1904-1989).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Leamington Spa, Warwick.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Blockley.
Mack Robinson
American track and field athlete (1914-2000).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Cairo. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2000 at 85 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia, kidney failure, complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Enzo Maiorca
Italian freediver (1931-2016).
Born June 21st, 1931 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 85 years old in Syracuse. [ref]
Tom Sharpe
English satirical novelist (1928-2013).
Born March 30th, 1928 in Holloway.
Died June 6th, 2013 at 85 years old in Llafranc (diabetes).
Hans Hofmann
German-american painter (1880–1966).
Born March 21st, 1880 in Weißenburg in Bayern, Weißenberg. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1966 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 1760
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