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Dead at age 85
1,699 Notable deaths
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
Austro-hungarian general (1856-1941).
Born February 12th, 1856 in Ancona.
Died December 9th, 1941 at 85 years old in Opava.
Carol Hughes
American actress (1910-1995).
Born January 17th, 1910 in Chicago.
Died August 8th, 1995 at 85 years old in Burbank.
Basil Bunting
Poet (1900–1985).
Born March 1st, 1900 in Benwell & Scotswood.
Died April 17th, 1985 at 85 years old in Hexham.
Johanna Wolf
Secretary to adolf hitler.
Born June 1st, 1900 in Munich.
Died June 5th, 1985 at 85 years old in Munich.
Gaston Julia
French mathematician.
Born February 3rd, 1893 in Sidi Bel Abbès.
Died March 19th, 1978 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Vladimir Shukhov
Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939).
Born August 28th, 1853 in Grayvoron. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
American actress (1873–1959).
Born March 7th, 1873 in Louisville.
Died February 1st, 1959 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Henry Louis Le Châtelier
French chemist.
Born October 8th, 1850 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1936 at 85 years old in Miribel-les-Échelles. [ref]
Nagaoka Hantarō
Japanese physicist.
Born August 15th, 1865 in Ōmura.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Regina, Crown Princess of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal (1925–2010).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Würzburg.
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 85 years old in Pöcking. [ref]
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