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Dead at age 85
1,701 Notable deaths
Poul Hartling
Danish politician and diplomat (1914-2000).
Born August 14th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died April 30th, 2000 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Bodil Kjer
Danish actress.
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Odense. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2003 at 85 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Gustav Knuth
Actor (1901-1987).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1987 at 85 years old in Küsnacht (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Thomas Beck
American actor (1909-1995).
Born December 29th, 1909 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1995 at 85 years old in Miami Shores (Alzheimer's disease).
David H. Keller
American writer (1880–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Philadelphia.
Died July 13th, 1966 at 85 years old in Stroudsburg.
Ivan Abadjiev
Bulgarian weightlifter (1932–2017).
Born February 12th, 1932 in Novi Pazar.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Aldo Clementi
Italian composer.
Born May 25th, 1925 in Catania. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2011 at 85 years old in Rome, Catania. [ref]
Mikhail Pugovkin
Soviet and russian actor.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Oscar Cruz
Catholic archbishop (1934–2020).
Born November 17th, 1934 in Balanga.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 85 years old in Manila (COVID-19). [ref]
Lothar Schmid
German chess player.
Born May 10th, 1928 in Radebeul.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 85 years old in Bamberg.
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