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Dead at age 85
2,083 Notable deaths
Antonia Maury
American astronomer (1866–1952).
Born March 21st, 1866 in Cold Spring.
Died January 18th, 1952 at 85 years old in Dobbs Ferry.
George Lloyd
British composer (1913–1998).
Born June 28th, 1913 in St Ives.
Died July 3rd, 1998 at 85 years old in London.
Carmen Hernández
Spanish catechist (1930-2016).
Born November 24th, 1930 in Ólvega.
Died July 19th, 2016 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Yehuda Amital
Israeli rabbi and politician (1924–2010).
Born October 31st, 1924 in Oradea.
Died July 9th, 2010 at 85 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Robert Stout
New zealand politician and surveyor (1844-1930).
Born September 28th, 1844 in Lerwick.
Died July 19th, 1930 at 85 years old in Wellington.
Jean-François Paillard
French conductor (1928–2013).
Born April 12th, 1928 in Vitry-le-François.
Died April 15th, 2013 at 85 years old in Carpentras. [ref]
Leo Deutsch
Russian politician (1855–1941).
Born September 26th, 1855 in Tulchyn.
Died August 4th, 1941 at 85 years old in Moscow.
George Vernadsky
American historian (1887-1973).
Born September 1st, 1887 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 20th, 1973 at 85 years old in New Haven.
Anneliese Rothenberger
German operatic soprano.
Born June 19th, 1924 in Mannheim.
Died May 24th, 2010 at 85 years old in Münsterlingen (disease). [ref]
Otto Witte
German circus acrobat and fantasist (1872-1958).
Born October 16th, 1872 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 13th, 1958 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
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