Dead at age 85
1,763 Notable deaths
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Australian author (1883-1969).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Levuka.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 85 years old in Greenmount.
Óscar Chávez
Mexican singer, composer and actor (1935–2020).
Born March 20th, 1935 in Mexico City, Portales.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 85 years old in Mexico City, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre (COVID-19). [ref]
Almroth Wright
British microbiologist and immunologist.
Born August 10th, 1861 in Middleton Tyas.
Died April 30th, 1947 at 85 years old in Farnham Common.
Michelle Duff
Canadian motorcycle racer.
Born December 13th, 1939 in Toronto.
Died July 23rd, 2025 at 85 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Muriel Box
British film director and writer (1905-1991).
Born September 22nd, 1905 in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Died May 18th, 1991 at 85 years old in London.
Eugène Boch
Belgian painter (1855-1941).
Born September 1st, 1855 in La Louvière. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1941 at 85 years old in Monthyon. [ref]
Charles Previn
American film composer (1888-1973).
Born January 11th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died September 22nd, 1973 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Philip Leder
American geneticist (1934–2020).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 85 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Leon Belasco
American musician (1902-1988).
Born October 11th, 1902 in Odesa.
Died June 1st, 1988 at 85 years old in Orange.
Tony Marshall
German pop singer (1938–2023).
Born February 3rd, 1938 in Baden-Baden.
Died February 16th, 2023 at 85 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan