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Dead at age 85
1,763 Notable deaths
Arthur Wontner
British actor (1875-1960).
Born January 21st, 1875 in London.
Died July 10th, 1960 at 85 years old in London.
Victor Varconi
Hungarian actor (1891–1976).
Born March 31st, 1891 in Kisvárda.
Died July 26th, 1976 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
William Dobbie
British general.
Born July 12th, 1879 in Chennai.
Died October 3rd, 1964 at 85 years old in Kensington.
Friedrich Kellner
German justice inspector (1885-1970).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Vaihingen an der Enz.
Died November 4th, 1970 at 85 years old in Lich.
Duane Graveline
American astronaut (1931-2016).
Born March 2nd, 1931 in Newport. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2016 at 85 years old in Merritt Island. [ref]
Raicho Hiratsuka
Japanese anarchist feminist (1886–1971).
Born February 10th, 1886 in Tokyo.
Died May 24th, 1971 at 85 years old
Dorothy Lavinia Brown
African-american surgeon, teacher and politician.
Born January 7th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died June 13th, 2004 at 85 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]
Gerard Cox
Dutch actor and singer (1940–2025).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Rotterdam.
Died September 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Mijnsheerenland (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Hoßbach
German general (1894-1980).
Born November 22nd, 1894 in Unna.
Died September 10th, 1980 at 85 years old in Göttingen.
Emilio Pericoli
Italian singer (1928-2013).
Born January 7th, 1928 in Cesenatico.
Died April 9th, 2013 at 85 years old in Savignano sul Rubicone. [ref]
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