Dead at age 85

2,070 Notable deaths

Edwin Bidwell Wilson

American mathematician, statistician, and physicist (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 (1883–1969).

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 30th, 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).

Helene Thimig

Austrian actress (1889-1974).

Born June 5th, 1889 in Vienna.

Died November 7th, 1974 at 85 years old in Vienna (pulmonary embolism).

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 (1931–2017).

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..

Hilda Petrie

British egyptologist and archaeologist (1871-1956).

Born June 8th, 1871 in Dublin.

Died November 23rd, 1956 at 85 years old in London.

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