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Dead at age 85
1,695 Notable deaths
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).
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]
David Huddleston
American actor (1930-2016).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Vinton.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 85 years old in Santa Fe (disease). [ref]
Clayton Moore
American actor (1914-1999).
Born September 14th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1999 at 85 years old in West Hills (myocardial infarction).
Kim Dae-jung
8th president of the republic of korea (1924–2009).
Born January 6th, 1924 in Hauido. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 85 years old in Severance Hospital (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
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.
Grace Lee Whitney
American actress and entertainer (1930-2015).
Born April 1st, 1930 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Coarsegold (disease).
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
Russian grand duchess (1875-1960).
Born April 6th, 1875 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 85 years old in London.
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]
Vladimir Horowitz
Russian and american pianist (1903–1989).
Born October 1st, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1989 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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