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Dead at age 85
1,762 Notable deaths
Bertram Brockhouse
Canadian physicist.
Born July 15th, 1918 in Lethbridge.
Died October 13th, 2003 at 85 years old in Hamilton.
Alejandro Lerroux
Spanish politician (1864-1949).
Born March 4th, 1864 in La Rambla. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1949 at 85 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Jean Françaix
French composer and pianist.
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Le Mans. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1997 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Turkish politician and military officer (1882-1968).
Born September 23rd, 1882 in Constantinople.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 85 years old in Istanbul.
Chen Boda
Chinese politician (1904-1989).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Hui'an County.
Died September 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claude R. Kirk
36th governor of florida (1926–2011).
Born January 7th, 1926 in San Bernardino.
Died September 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach. [ref]
Camille Clifford
Belgian-born stage actress and model (1885-1971).
Born June 29th, 1885 in Antwerp.
Died June 28th, 1971 at 85 years old
Valentin Gaft
Soviet and russian actor.
Born September 2nd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 85 years old in Zhavoronki. [ref]
Hugh Thomas
British historian (1931-2017).
Born October 21st, 1931 in Windsor.
Died May 7th, 2017 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Georges Lefebvre
French historian (1874-1959).
Born August 6th, 1874 in Lille. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1959 at 85 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
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