Dead at age 85
2,070 Notable deaths
Constance Stokes
Australian painter (1906-1991).
Born February 20th, 1906 in Miram.
Died July 14th, 1991 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart
French sculptor (1847-1933).
Born February 10th, 1847 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 1933 at 85 years old in Château de Dampierre.
Franz Lachner
German composer and conductor (1803-1890).
Died January 20th, 1890 at 85 years old in Munich.
Richard Leach Maddox
English photographer, inventor and physician (1816–1902).
Born August 4th, 1816 in England.
Died May 11th, 1902 at 85 years old in Southampton.
Abdallah El-Yafi
Lebanese politician (1901-1986).
Born September 7th, 1901 in Beirut.
Died November 4th, 1986 at 85 years old in Beirut (Alzheimer's disease).
Svend Foyn
Norwegian whaler (1809–1894).
Born July 9th, 1809 in Tønsberg. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1894 at 85 years old in Nøtterøy. [ref]
Herbert Feigl
Austrian philosopher (1902–1988).
Born December 14th, 1902 in Liberec.
Died June 1st, 1988 at 85 years old in Minneapolis (cancer). [ref]
Jeanne Mammen
German painter (1890-1976).
Born November 21st, 1890 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Mikhail Devyatayev
Hero of the soviet union (1917–2002).
Born July 8th, 1917 in Torbeyevo.
Died November 24th, 2002 at 85 years old in Kazan.
Josef Grohé
Gauleiter of cologne (1902-1987).
Born November 6th, 1902 in Gemünden.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 85 years old in Brück.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci