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Dead at age 85
1,700 Notable deaths
Kodo Sawaki
Japanese zen buddhist monk (1880-1965).
Died December 21st, 1965 at 85 years old in Antai-ji.
Anner Bylsma
Dutch cellist (1934-2019).
Born February 17th, 1934 in The Hague. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2019 at 85 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Richard A. Lupoff
American writer (1935–2020).
Born February 21st, 1935 in Brooklyn.
Died October 22nd, 2020 at 85 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Harold Stephen Black
American electrical engineer.
Born April 14th, 1898 in Leominster.
Died December 11th, 1983 at 85 years old in Summit.
Ernest Laszlo
American cinematographer (1898-1984).
Born April 23rd, 1898 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 1984 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
German politician (1894-1979).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Bremen.
Died December 4th, 1979 at 85 years old in East Berlin.
Wilhelm Schmidt
German anthropologist, linguist and historian of religion (1868–1954).
Born February 16th, 1868 in Hörde.
Died February 10th, 1954 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau, Fribourg.
Ardengo Soffici
Italian painter, poet and writer.
Born April 7th, 1879 in Rignano sull'Arno. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1964 at 85 years old in Vittoria Apuana. [ref]
Mario Davidovsky
Argentine-american composer (1934-2019).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Médanos.
Died August 23rd, 2019 at 85 years old in New York City.
Max Gallo
French historian, writer and politician (1932–2017).
Born January 7th, 1932 in Nice.
Died July 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Vaison-la-Romaine (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson