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Dead at age 85
1,701 Notable deaths
Douglas Lilburn
New zealand composer (1915–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1915 in Whanganui.
Died June 6th, 2001 at 85 years old in Wellington.
Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere
Grand master of the knights hospitaller (1866-1951).
Born July 10th, 1866 in Ariccia.
Died November 14th, 1951 at 85 years old in Rome.
Marius Barbeau
Canadian ethnographer and folklorist.
Born March 5th, 1883 in Sainte-Marie. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Alexander von Linsingen
German general (1850-1935).
Born February 10th, 1850 in Hildesheim.
Died June 5th, 1935 at 85 years old in Hanover.
Jan Kobuszewski
Polish actor.
Born April 19th, 1934 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2019 at 85 years old [ref]
Klaus Töpfer
German politician.
Born July 29th, 1938 in Wałbrzych.
Died June 8th, 2024 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Edythe Chapman
American actress (1863-1948).
Born October 8th, 1863 in Rochester.
Died October 15th, 1948 at 85 years old in Glendale (disease).
Meindert DeJong
American children's writer.
Born March 4th, 1906 in Wierum.
Died July 16th, 1991 at 85 years old in Michigan.
Vladica Popović
Serbian footballer (1935-2020).
Born March 17th, 1935 in Zemun.
Died August 10th, 2020 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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