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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Per Olov Enquist
Swedish writer (1934-2020).
Born September 23rd, 1934 in Hjoggböle. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2020 at 85 years old in Vaxholm. [ref]
Colette Renard
French actress (1924-2010).
Born November 1st, 1924 in Ermont.
Died October 6th, 2010 at 85 years old in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (brain cancer). [ref]
Mary Rose Oakar
American politician (1940–2025).
Born March 5th, 1940 in Cleveland.
Died September 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Cleveland. [ref]
Henri Duparc
French composer (1848–1933).
Born January 21st, 1848 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 12th, 1933 at 85 years old in Mont-de-Marsan.
Sorley MacLean
Scottish poet (1911–1996).
Born October 21st, 1911 in Isle of Raasay.
Died November 24th, 1996 at 85 years old in Inner Hebrides.
Marston Morse
American mathematician (1892–1977).
Born March 24th, 1892 in Waterville.
Died June 22nd, 1977 at 85 years old in Princeton.
Hans Hartung
French painter (1904-1989).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 85 years old in Antibes.
Robert A. Millikan
American physicist (1868–1953).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Morrison.
Died December 19th, 1953 at 85 years old in San Marino (myocardial infarction).
Mario Benjamín Menéndez
Argentinian military officer (1930-2015).
Born April 3rd, 1930 in Chañar Ladeado.
Died September 18th, 2015 at 85 years old in Ezeiza. [ref]
Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey
British civil servant (1877-1963).
Born April 1st, 1877 in Biarritz.
Died January 26th, 1963 at 85 years old in London.
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