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Dead at age 85

2,083 Notable deaths

Yıldırım Akbulut

Prime minister of turkey (1935–2021).

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.

Frances Polidori

Italian model (1800-1886).

Born April 27th, 1800 in London.

Died April 8th, 1886 at 85 years old in London.

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.

Kiyoshi Shiga

Japanese physician (1871-1957).

Born February 7th, 1871 in Sendai.

Died January 25th, 1957 at 85 years old in Sendai.

Norman Myers

British environmentalist (1934–2019).

Born August 24th, 1934 in Clitheroe.

Died October 20th, 2019 at 85 years old in Oxford. [ref]

Helmer Hanssen

Norwegian antarctic explorer (1870-1956).

Born September 24th, 1870 in Andøy Municipality.

Died August 2nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Tromsø Municipality.

Charles Francis Richter

Seismologist and mathematician.

Born April 26th, 1900 in Overpeck.

Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Pasadena.

Deaths 871 to 880 of 2083

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