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Dead at age 85
1,698 Notable deaths
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Urdu author (1896-1982).
Born August 28th, 1896 in Gorakhpur.
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 85 years old in New Delhi.
Ring Lardner
Journalist, screenwriter.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2000 at 85 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Rudolf Rocker
Anarcho-syndicalist writer and activist (1873-1958).
Born March 25th, 1873 in Mainz. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1958 at 85 years old in Westchester County.
Gisèle Pascal
Actress (1921-2007).
Born September 17th, 1921 in Cannes.
Died February 2nd, 2007 at 85 years old in Nîmes (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Maurice Garin
French cyclist (1871-1957).
Born March 3rd, 1871 in Arvier.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 85 years old in Lens.
Paul Landowski
French sculptor (1875-1961).
Born June 1st, 1875 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1961 at 85 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter
United states admiral (1897-1982).
Born May 8th, 1897 in St. Louis.
Died June 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in East Harlem.
James Florio
American politician and lawyer.
Born August 29th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died September 25th, 2022 at 85 years old in Voorhees Township. [ref]
František Kupka
Czech painter and graphic artist (1871–1957).
Born September 23rd, 1871 in Opočno. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1957 at 85 years old in Puteaux. [ref]
Pauline Baynes
English illustrator of children's books (1922–2008).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Brighton. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2008 at 85 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 1698
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