Dead at age 85
1,700 Notable deaths
Kerim Kerimov
Soviet rocket scientist (1917–2003).
Born November 14th, 1917 in Baku.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Édouard Molinaro
French film director (1928-2013).
Born May 13th, 1928 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2013 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Albert Kalonji
Democratic republic of the congo politician.
Died April 20th, 2015 at 85 years old in Mbuji-Mayi. [ref]
Slava Zaitsev
Soviet and russian fashion designer, painter and graphic artist, teacher, professor.
Born March 2nd, 1938 in Ivanovo.
Died April 30th, 2023 at 85 years old in Shchyolkovo (bleeding, peptic ulcer disease).
Mark Zakharov
Russian theatre director (1933-2019).
Born October 13th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died September 28th, 2019 at 85 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Roger Vergé
French chef.
Born April 7th, 1930 in Commentry. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2015 at 85 years old in Mougins (diabetes). [ref]
Willie Stevenson
Scottish assaociation football player and manager.
Born October 26th, 1939 in Leith.
Died May 27th, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Jane Drew
English writer, architect and academic.
Born March 24th, 1911 in Thornton Heath. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1996 at 85 years old in Barnard Castle (cancer). [ref]
Eric Walter Elst
Belgian astronomer (1936–2022).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Mortsel, Kapellenbos. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2022 at 85 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Mary Boyce
British scholar in iranian studies (1920–2006).
Born August 2nd, 1920 in Darjeeling.
Died April 4th, 2006 at 85 years old [ref]
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan