Dead at age 85
1,984 Notable deaths
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]
Douglas Lilburn
New zealand composer (1915–2001).
Born November 2nd, 1915 in Whanganui.
Died June 6th, 2001 at 85 years old in Wellington.
Daphne Pollard
Australian actress.
Born October 19th, 1892 in Melbourne.
Died February 22nd, 1978 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
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 (1883–1969).
Born March 5th, 1883 in Sainte-Marie.
Died February 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in Ottawa.
Almira Sessions
American actress (1888-1974).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 3rd, 1974 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 911 to 920 of 1984
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler