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Dead at age 85
2,084 Notable deaths
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
American military officer, professor, and 32nd governor of maine (1828–1914).
Born September 8th, 1828 in Brewer.
Died February 24th, 1914 at 85 years old in Portland.
Walter Stanley Keane
American plagiarist (1915–2000).
Born October 7th, 1915 in Lincoln.
Died December 27th, 2000 at 85 years old in Encinitas.
Fred Perry
English tennis player.
Born May 18th, 1909 in Stockport.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Benoit Mandelbrot
Polish-born, french and american mathematician (1924–2010).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Warsaw.
Died October 14th, 2010 at 85 years old in Cambridge (pancreatic cancer).
Dorothy McGuire
American actress (1916-2001).
Born June 14th, 1916 in Omaha.
Died September 14th, 2001 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Maila Nurmi
Finnish american actress (1922–2008).
Born December 11th, 1922 in Gloucester. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mercedes McCambridge
American actress (1916-2004).
Born March 17th, 1918 in Joliet.
Died March 2nd, 2004 at 85 years old in La Jolla.
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).
Ernst Haeckel
German zoologist (1834-1919).
Born February 16th, 1834 in Potsdam. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1919 at 85 years old in Jena. [ref]
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