Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
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.
Hubert Maga
First president of benin (1916-2000).
Born August 10th, 1916 in Parakou. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cotonou. [ref]
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.
Died August 8th, 2014 at 85 years old in Woollahra.
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]
James Paget
British scientist (1814–1899).
Born January 11th, 1814 in Great Yarmouth.
Died December 30th, 1899 at 85 years old in London.
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]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs