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Dead at age 85
1,762 Notable deaths
Martin Fleischmann
British chemist (1927–2012).
Born March 29th, 1927 in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Tisbury (Parkinson's disease).
Robert Clarke
American actor (1920-2005).
Born June 1st, 1920 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Valley Village (diabetes).
Philip J. Klass
Ufo researcher (1919-2005).
Born November 8th, 1919 in Des Moines.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 85 years old in Cocoa (cancer).
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
American doctor (1925-2011).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2011 at 85 years old in Mountain View (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chikao Ōtsuka
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1929-2015).
Born July 5th, 1929 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2015 at 85 years old in Shinjuku (heart failure).
Evert Taube
Swedish author, artist, composer and singer (1890–1976).
Born March 12th, 1890 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish.
Died January 31st, 1976 at 85 years old in Maria Magdalena parish.
Yuri Manin
Russian mathematician (1937–2023).
Born February 16th, 1937 in Simferopol.
Died January 7th, 2023 at 85 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Shulamit Aloni
Israeli politician (1928-2014).
Born December 27th, 1928 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2014 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv.
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
Second wife of king leopold iii of belgium (1916–2002).
Born November 28th, 1916 in London.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 85 years old in Waterloo.
Leslie Claudius
Olympic field hockey player (1927–2012).
Born March 25th, 1927 in Bilaspur. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2012 at 85 years old in Kolkata (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
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