Dead at age 85
1,701 Notable deaths
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928–2013).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 85 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Ellen Day Hale
American impressionist painter (1855-1940).
Born February 11th, 1855 in Worcester.
Died February 11th, 1940 at 85 years old in Brookline.
Edwin Bidwell Wilson
American mathematician (1879-1964).
Born April 25th, 1879 in Hartford.
Died December 28th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brookline.
Armand Lunel
French writer born in occitania.
Born June 9th, 1892 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1977 at 85 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Boris Anrep
Russian artist, active in britain.
Born September 27th, 1883 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in London.
Iuliu Hossu
Cardinal, romanian greek-catholic bishop of cluj-gherla, martyr and blessed (1885-1970).
Born January 31st, 1885 in Milaș.
Died May 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
William Kruskal
American mathematician (1919–2005).
Born October 10th, 1919 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Vittorio Adorni
Italian racing cyclist (1937–2022).
Born November 14th, 1937 in Parma.
Died December 24th, 2022 at 85 years old in Parma. [ref]
Georgy Grechko
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born May 25th, 1931 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Alexander Vasiliev
Russian historian (1867–1953).
Born October 4th, 1867 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown