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Dead at age 85
1,761 Notable deaths
Marisol
Venezuelan-american sculptor (1930-2016).
Born May 22nd, 1930 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2016 at 85 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Julius Chan
Papua new guinean politician (1939–2025).
Born August 29th, 1939 in Tanga Islands.
Died January 30th, 2025 at 85 years old in New Ireland Province. [ref]
Colin Davis
British conductor (1927–2013).
Born September 25th, 1927 in Weybridge.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in London.
Ken Swofford
American actor (1933-2018).
Born July 25th, 1933 in Du Quoin.
Died November 1st, 2018 at 85 years old in Pacific Grove (disease). [ref]
Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
British economist and politician (born 1940).
Born July 10th, 1940 in Vadodara. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2025 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Jack Butler Yeats
Irish artist (1871-1957).
Born August 29th, 1871 in London. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1957 at 85 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Émile Borel
French mathematician and politician (1871-1956).
Born January 7th, 1871 in Lyon, Saint-Affrique.
Died February 3rd, 1956 at 85 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Serge Voronoff
Tissue transplant specialist (1866-1951).
Born July 10th, 1866 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1951 at 85 years old in Lausanne.
Fred Stone
American actor (1873-1959).
Born August 19th, 1873 in Longmont.
Died March 6th, 1959 at 85 years old in North Hollywood.
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
German footballer (1939–2024).
Born March 31st, 1939 in Düren.
Died May 20th, 2024 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid