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Dead at age 85
1,761 Notable deaths
Lou Harrison
American composer (1917-2003).
Born May 14th, 1917 in Portland. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2003 at 85 years old in Lafayette (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carlos Loyzaga
Filipino basketball player.
Born August 29th, 1930 in Manila.
Died January 27th, 2016 at 85 years old in San Juan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eduard Artemyev
Soviet and russian composer (1937–2022).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Novosibirsk.
Died December 29th, 2022 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ralph Towner
American musician.
Born March 1st, 1940 in Chehalis.
Died January 18th, 2026 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Geraldine Farrar
American soprano opera singer and film actress (1882–1967).
Born February 28th, 1882 in Melrose.
Died March 11th, 1967 at 85 years old in Ridgefield (myocardial infarction).
Ahmed Qurei
Prime minister of palestine (2003 - 2006).
Born March 26th, 1937 in Abu Dis.
Died February 22nd, 2023 at 85 years old in Ramallah. [ref]
Věra Chytilová
Czech film director (1929–2014).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Kunčice. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2014 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Carlo Bonomi
Italian actor (1937–2022).
Born March 12th, 1937 in Milan.
Died August 6th, 2022 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Yury Vlasov
Soviet weightlifter (1935–2021).
Born December 5th, 1935 in Makiivka.
Died February 13th, 2021 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Virginia Gibson
American actress, dancer, singer (1928–2013).
Born April 9th, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died April 25th, 2013 at 85 years old in Newtown (disease).
Deaths 441 to 450 of 1761
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci