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Dead at age 85
1,504 Notable deaths
Howard Morris
American actor.
Born September 4th, 1919 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Benoit Mandelbrot
Polish-born, french and american mathematician (1924-2010).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2010 at 85 years old in Cambridge (pancreatic cancer).
Fred Perry
English tennis player.
Born May 18th, 1909 in Stockport.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Farley Granger
American actor.
Born July 1st, 1925 in San Jose. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2011 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Stanley Matthews
English association football player (1915-2000).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Hanley.
Died February 23rd, 2000 at 85 years old in Newcastle-under-Lyme (disease).
Mercedes McCambridge
American actress (1916-2004).
Born March 17th, 1918 in Joliet. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2004 at 85 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Mel Tillis
American country music singer and musician (1932-2017).
Born August 8th, 1932 in Tampa, Dover. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2017 at 85 years old in Ocala (sepsis). [ref]
Bhupen Hazarika
Indian singer, poet, director and composer (1926-2011).
Born September 8th, 1926 in Assam.
Died November 5th, 2011 at 85 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Dorothy McGuire
American actress (1916-2001).
Born June 14th, 1916 in Omaha. [ref]
Died September 14th, 2001 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
V. V. Giri
Indian politician and 4th president of india (1894-1980).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Berhampur.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 85 years old in Chennai.
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