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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Dorothy DeBorba
American child actress (1925–2010).
Born March 28th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died June 2nd, 2010 at 85 years old in Walnut Creek (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Max Bill
Swiss architect, painter and sculptor (1908-1994).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Winterthur.
Died December 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Barbara Mertz
American novelist and egyptologist (1927–2013).
Born September 29th, 1927 in Canton.
Died August 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Frederick.
Duke Carl, Duke of Württemberg
Head of the house of württemberg (1975-2022).
Born August 1st, 1936 in Friedrichshafen.
Died June 7th, 2022 at 85 years old in Ravensburg. [ref]
Richard Mulcahy
Irish politician (1886-1971).
Born May 10th, 1886 in Waterford.
Died December 16th, 1971 at 85 years old in Dublin.
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 Jr.
American screenwriter (1915–2000).
Born August 15th, 1915 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 2000 at 85 years old in New York City (cancer).
Rudolf Rocker
Anarcho-syndicalist writer and activist (1873-1958).
Born March 25th, 1873 in Mainz.
Died September 19th, 1958 at 85 years old in New York City, Mohegan Colony.
Andrew Dickson White
American politician (1832-1918).
Born November 7th, 1832 in Homer. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1918 at 85 years old in Andrew Dickson White House.
Gisèle Pascal
Actress (1921-2007).
Born September 17th, 1921 in Cannes.
Died February 2nd, 2007 at 85 years old in Nîmes (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman