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Dead at age 85
1,699 Notable deaths
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.
Born March 25th, 1927 in Bilaspur. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2012 at 85 years old in Kolkata (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Ramadevi Choudhury
Indian freedom fighter (1899–1985).
Born December 3rd, 1899 in Cuttack district.
Died July 22nd, 1985 at 85 years old in Cuttack.
Grady Tate
American jazz musician (1932–2017).
Born January 14th, 1932 in Durham. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2017 at 85 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Leopoldo Trieste
Italian actor.
Born May 3rd, 1917 in Reggio Calabria. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2003 at 85 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hans Mommsen
German historian (1930–2015).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Marburg.
Died November 5th, 2015 at 85 years old in Tutzing. [ref]
Raúl Prebisch
Argentine economist (1901-1986).
Born April 17th, 1901 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died April 29th, 1986 at 85 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).
Robert Zajonc
American psychologist (1923–2008).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Łódź.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Chelo Alonso
Former cuban actress who became a star in italian cinema (1933-2019).
Born April 10th, 1933 in Camagüey.
Died February 20th, 2019 at 85 years old in Mentana (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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