Dead at age 85
1,762 Notable deaths
Jaegwon Kim
American philosopher (1934–2019).
Born September 12th, 1934 in Daegu. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2019 at 85 years old [ref]
Donald Ogden Stewart
American author and screenwriter (1894-1980).
Born November 30th, 1894 in Columbus.
Died August 2nd, 1980 at 85 years old in London.
George Beadle
American geneticist.
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Wahoo.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Pomona.
Infanta María Cristina of Spain
Spanish infanta, daughter of alfonso xiii of spain and victoria eugenie of battenberg (1911–1996).
Born December 12th, 1911 in Royal Palace of Madrid.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Cecil D. Andrus
American politician (1931-2017).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Hood River. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Boise (lung cancer). [ref]
Henri Cochet
French tennis player (1901-1987).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Villeurbanne.
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 85 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Wang Guangmei
Chinese politician (1921-2006).
Born September 26th, 1921 in Tianjin.
Died October 13th, 2006 at 85 years old in Beijing Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Hugo Steinhaus
Polish mathematician (1887–1972).
Born January 14th, 1887 in Jasło.
Died February 25th, 1972 at 85 years old in Wrocław.
Ben Sharpsteen
Film director, film producer (1895-1980).
Born November 4th, 1895 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 85 years old in Calistoga.
David Grandison Fairchild
American botanist, mycologist and explorer (1869-1954).
Born April 7th, 1869 in Lansing.
Died August 6th, 1954 at 85 years old in Coconut Grove.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø