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Dead at age 85
1,701 Notable deaths
Jules Isaac
Jewish french historian (1877-1963).
Born November 18th, 1877 in Rennes.
Died September 5th, 1963 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Shirase Nobu
Japanese explorer of the antarctic (1861-1946).
Born July 20th, 1861 in Nikaho.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 85 years old in Toyota.
Reg Lewis
American bodybuilder and actor (1936–2021).
Born January 23rd, 1936 in Fremont.
Died February 11th, 2021 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John R. Swanton
American anthropologist and linguist (1873-1958).
Born February 19th, 1873 in Gardiner.
Died May 2nd, 1958 at 85 years old in Newton.
Jef Geeraerts
Belgian novelist (1930–2015).
Born February 23rd, 1930 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2015 at 85 years old in Ghent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bennie Muller
Dutch footballer.
Born August 14th, 1938 in Amsterdam.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]
Irina Arkhipova
Russian opera singer (1925-2010).
Born January 2nd, 1925 in Moscow.
Died February 11th, 2010 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Fritz Bronsart von Schellendorf
German soldier (1864-1950).
Born June 16th, 1864 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 1950 at 85 years old in Kühlungsborn.
Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
Russian painter and memoirist (1864-1950).
Born October 16th, 1864 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 85 years old in Rome.
Hans Sennholz
Austrian school economist (1922-2007).
Born February 3rd, 1922 in Bergkamen.
Died June 23rd, 2007 at 85 years old in Grove City. [ref]
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