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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
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 (1850–1936).
Born October 8th, 1850 in Paris.
Died September 17th, 1936 at 85 years old in Miribel-les-Échelles.
Nagaoka Hantarō
Japanese physicist (1865–1950).
Born August 15th, 1865 in Ōmura-shi.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
William Robert Grove
British judge and chemist (1811–1896).
Born July 11th, 1811 in Swansea.
Died August 1st, 1896 at 85 years old in London.
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]
Mark Tobey
American painter (1890–1976).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Centerville.
Died April 24th, 1976 at 85 years old in Basel.
Bruce King
American businessman and politician (1924-2009).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Stanley.
Died November 13th, 2009 at 85 years old in Stanley (heart failure). [ref]
Chester Conklin
Actor, comedian (1886-1971).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Oskaloosa.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 85 years old in Van Nuys.
Floyd Crosby
American cinematographer (1899-1985).
Born December 12th, 1899 in West Philadelphia.
Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Ojai.
Joan Micklin Silver
American film director (1935-2020).
Died December 31st, 2020 at 85 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe