Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Horst Tappert
German actor (1923–2008).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Elberfeld.
Died December 13th, 2008 at 85 years old in Planegg (diabetes). [ref]
Alex Nicol
Actor, film and television director (1916–2001).
Born January 20th, 1916 in Ossining.
Died July 29th, 2001 at 85 years old in Montecito.
Irene Worth
American actress (1916–2002).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Omaha.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 85 years old in New York City (stroke, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ronald Harwood
South african dramatist and playwright (1934-2020).
Born November 9th, 1934 in Cape Town.
Died September 8th, 2020 at 85 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Herbert Bayer
Austrian architect, photographer, graphic and typographer (1900-1985).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Haag am Hausruck. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Henri Namphy
President of haiti (1932-2018).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in Grande-Rivière-du-Nord. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2018 at 85 years old in Dominican Republic (lung cancer).
Kathleen Antonelli
Irish computer programmer (1921-2006).
Born February 12th, 1921 in Creeslough.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 85 years old in Wyndmoor (cancer). [ref]
Bess Flowers
American actress (1898–1984).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Sherman.
Died July 28th, 1984 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Vernon A. Walters
United states general (1917–2002).
Born January 3rd, 1917 in New York City.
Died February 10th, 2002 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach.
Robert Bridges
British writer (1844-1930).
Born October 23rd, 1844 in Kent.
Died April 21st, 1930 at 85 years old in Oxford.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 2084
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht