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Dead at age 85
1,700 Notable deaths
Richard Levins
Mathematical ecologist, university professor at harvard school of public health, and political activist, who is best known for his work on evolution in changing environments and on metapopulations..
Born June 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died January 19th, 2016 at 85 years old in Cambridge (heart failure).
Bobbejaan Schoepen
Musician, performer (1925-2010).
Born May 16th, 1925 in Boom. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2010 at 85 years old in Turnhout (heart failure). [ref]
David Goodstein
American physicist.
Born April 5th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old
Arif Malikov
Soviet and azerbaijani composer (1933-2019).
Born September 13th, 1933 in Baku.
Died May 9th, 2019 at 85 years old in Baku. [ref]
Yıldırım Akbulut
Turkish politician; prime minister of turkey (1989-1991).
Born September 2nd, 1935 in Erzincan.
Died April 14th, 2021 at 85 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
President of guatemala (1918-2003).
Born July 17th, 1918 in Barberena.
Died December 6th, 2003 at 85 years old in Guatemala City. [ref]
Hans Freudenthal
Dutch mathematician (1905–1990).
Born September 17th, 1905 in Luckenwalde.
Died October 13th, 1990 at 85 years old in Utrecht.
Marshall Harvey Stone
American mathematician.
Born April 8th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Ranko Žeravica
Serbian basketball coach (1929–2015).
Born November 17th, 1929 in Novo Miloševo.
Died October 29th, 2015 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Vazgen I
Catholicos of the armenian apostolic church (1908–1994).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Bucharest.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 85 years old in Yerevan.
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