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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Paul Pierre Lévy
French mathematician (1886–1971).
Born September 15th, 1886 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexander Prokhorov
Soviet and russian physicist (1916-2002).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Atherton.
Died January 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Emilio Massera
Argentine military officer (1925-2010).
Born October 19th, 1925 in Paraná.
Died November 8th, 2010 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires (stroke). [ref]
Ole Nydahl
Danish lama.
Born March 19th, 1941 in Copenhagen.
Died May 18th, 2026 at 85 years old in Immenstadt im Allgäu. [ref]
Min Bahadur Sherchan
Nepalese mountaineer.
Born June 20th, 1931 in Nepal.
Died May 6th, 2017 at 85 years old in Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal), Mount Everest. [ref]
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
Pakistani diplomat (1915–2000).
Born July 22nd, 1915 in Kolkata.
Died December 11th, 2000 at 85 years old in Karachi.
June Gale
American actress (1911-1996).
Born July 6th, 1911 in San Francisco.
Died November 13th, 1996 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Avraham Adan
Israeli military general and author (1926–2012).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Kfar Giladi.
Died September 28th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ramat HaSharon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ivy Compton-Burnett
English writer (1884–1969).
Born June 5th, 1884 in Pinner.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in London (bronchitis).
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond
British politician (1818–1903).
Born February 27th, 1818 in London.
Died September 27th, 1903 at 85 years old in Morayshire.
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