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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Charles Richet
French physiologist and parapsychologist (1850-1935).
Born August 25th, 1850 in Paris.
Died December 4th, 1935 at 85 years old in Paris.
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit artist (1927–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Baffin Island.
Died January 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kinngait (lung cancer).
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.
Georg Brandes
Danish literature critic and scholar (1842–1927).
Born February 4th, 1842 in Copenhagen.
Died February 19th, 1927 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Carl Reinecke
German composer, conductor and pianist (1824–1910).
Born June 23rd, 1824 in Altona.
Died March 10th, 1910 at 85 years old in Leipzig.
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 (1900–1985).
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.
Died February 2nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Moscow.
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