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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Setsuko, Princess Chichibu
Japanese princess; wife of yasuhito, prince chichibu (1909–1995).
Born September 9th, 1909 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died August 25th, 1995 at 85 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
Charlie Mariano
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Sylvia Bataille
French actress (1908–1993).
Born November 1st, 1908 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Austrian writer (1830–1916).
Born September 13th, 1830 in Schloss Zdislawitz. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1916 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Marthe Bibesco
Romanian writer (1886-1973).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1973 at 85 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Dwijendranath Tagore
Indian poet, song composer, philosopher, mathematician, painter (1840–1926).
Born March 11th, 1840 in Kolkata.
Died January 19th, 1926 at 85 years old in Santiniketan.
Darlene Hard
American tennis player (1936–2021).
Born January 6th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hubert Howe Bancroft
American historian and ethnologist (1832–1918).
Born May 5th, 1832 in Granville.
Died March 2nd, 1918 at 85 years old in San Francisco (peritonitis).
Dorothy Tree
American actress, voice teacher and writer (1906-1992).
Born May 21st, 1906 in Brooklyn.
Died February 13th, 1992 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (heart failure).
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