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Dead at age 85
1,701 Notable deaths
Naoki Hoshino
Japanese politician (1892-1978).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Yokohama.
Died January 26th, 1978 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Rina Ketty
French singer (1911–1996).
Born March 1st, 1911 in Sarzana.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Cannes.
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Sharabas.
Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Herbert Scarf
American academic.
Born July 25th, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 85 years old in Sag Harbor (heart failure).
Jan Šrámek
Czechoslovak priest and politician (1870-1956).
Born August 11th, 1870 in Grygov. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Joseph Laniel
Prime minister of france (1889-1975).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Vimoutiers. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1975 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Fritz Bleyl
German artist (1880-1966).
Born October 8th, 1880 in Zwickau.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 85 years old in Bad Iburg.
Rob Krier
Luxembourgian sculptor, architect, urban designer and theorist (b.1938).
Born June 10th, 1938 in Grevenmacher.
Died November 20th, 2023 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Wolfgang Uhlmann
German chess player (1935-2020).
Born March 29th, 1935 in Dresden.
Died August 24th, 2020 at 85 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Guido Adler
Austrian musicologist, writer (1855–1941).
Born November 1st, 1855 in Ivančice. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1941 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht