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Dead at age 85
1,763 Notable deaths
Shrilal Shukla
Indian writer (1925–2011).
Born December 31st, 1925 in Atrauli.
Died October 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Jack Hulbert
British actor (1892-1978).
Born April 24th, 1892 in Ely.
Died March 25th, 1978 at 85 years old in London.
Fritz Rasp
German actor.
Born May 13th, 1891 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1976 at 85 years old in Gräfelfing. [ref]
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 (1898–1983).
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.
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