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Dead at age 85
1,696 Notable deaths
Habib Tanvir
Indian actor.
Born September 1st, 1923 in Raipur.
Died June 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Bhopal. [ref]
Paxton Whitehead
British actor (1937–2023).
Born October 17th, 1937 in East Malling and Larkfield.
Died June 16th, 2023 at 85 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
Pierre Schaeffer
French composer and musicologist.
Born August 14th, 1910 in Nancy. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1995 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
James G. Watt
United states secretary of the interior (1938-2023).
Born January 31st, 1938 in Lusk.
Died May 27th, 2023 at 85 years old in Wickenburg. [ref]
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer.
Born July 1st, 1936 in Holly Springs.
Died February 6th, 2022 at 85 years old in Mableton. [ref]
Budd Boetticher
Film director (1916-2001).
Born July 29th, 1916 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Ramona. [ref]
Raoul Salan
French general.
Born June 10th, 1899 in Roquecourbe. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1984 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paul Watzlawick
Austrian-american psychologist and philosopher (1921-2007).
Born July 25th, 1921 in Villach. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2007 at 85 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Raymond Scott
American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994).
Born September 10th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died February 8th, 1994 at 85 years old in North Hills.
Sir Fitzroy MacLean, 1st Baronet
Scottish soldier, writer and politician (1911-1996).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Cairo.
Died June 15th, 1996 at 85 years old in Hertford.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 1696
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney