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Dead at age 85
1,760 Notable deaths
Johnnie Johnson
British raf flying ace in wwii (1915-2001).
Born March 9th, 1915 in Barrow upon Soar.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 85 years old in Buxton.
Benjamin Tucker
American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939).
Born April 17th, 1854 in Dartmouth.
Died June 22nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Monaco.
Nguyen Khanh
South vietnamese general and politician (1927-2013).
Born November 8th, 1927 in Trà Vinh.
Died January 11th, 2013 at 85 years old in San Jose (diabetes).
George Coulouris
British actor (1903–1989).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Manchester.
Died April 25th, 1989 at 85 years old in London (myocardial infarction, Parkinson's disease).
Jack Northrop
American aircraft industrialist and designer, founder of northrop corporation (1895–1981).
Born November 10th, 1895 in Newark.
Died February 18th, 1981 at 85 years old in Glendale.
Sergey Taboritsky
Russian white emigrant, monarchist and nationalist.
Born August 2nd, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 16th, 1980 at 85 years old in Limburg an der Lahn.
Horia Sima
Romanian politician.
Born July 3rd, 1907 in Făgăraș.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 85 years old in Madrid.
James Hillman
American psychologist (1926–2011).
Born April 12th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died October 27th, 2011 at 85 years old in Thompson. [ref]
Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020).
Born November 14th, 1934 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2020 at 85 years old in New Orleans (COVID-19). [ref]
Vicki Draves
American diver (1924-2010).
Born December 31st, 1924 in San Francisco.
Died April 11th, 2010 at 85 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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