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Dead at age 85
1,700 Notable deaths
Robert Michael White
American officer, astronaut, engineer and test pilot.
Born July 6th, 1924 in New York City.
Died March 17th, 2010 at 85 years old in Orlando. [ref]
Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
Prince of liechtenstein.
Born June 17th, 1869 in Schloss Hollenegg.
Died March 16th, 1955 at 85 years old in Vaduz (influenza).
Owen Chamberlain
American physicist.
Born July 10th, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died February 28th, 2006 at 85 years old in Berkeley (Parkinson's disease).
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1885-1971).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Rochester.
Died January 12th, 1971 at 85 years old in Funchal.
George Robey
English music hall singer, film & theatre actor (1869-1954).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Herne Hill.
Died November 29th, 1954 at 85 years old in Saltdean (cerebrovascular disease).
Shen Congwen
Chinese writer（） (1902–1988).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Fenghuang County.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Ravindra Kelekar
Indian author.
Born March 25th, 1925 in Cuncolim.
Died August 27th, 2010 at 85 years old in Margao. [ref]
Peter Sculthorpe
Australian composer (1929-2014).
Born April 29th, 1929 in Launceston. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2014 at 85 years old in Woollahra. [ref]
Dritëro Agolli
Albanian poet, writer, and politician (1931–2017).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Devoll District.
Died February 3rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Tirana (lung disease). [ref]
Toshio Matsumoto
Japanese film director and filmmaker (1932-2017).
Born March 25th, 1932 in Nagoya.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius