Dead at age 85
1,762 Notable deaths
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 (1925–2010).
Born March 7th, 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 video artist (1932–2017).
Born March 25th, 1932 in Nagoya.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Grigory Romanov
Soviet politician (1923-2008).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Zikhnovo.
Died June 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Frank Kurtz
Diver and air force officer.
Born September 9th, 1911 in Davenport.
Died October 31st, 1996 at 85 years old in North Hollywood (falling from height).
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