In the year 1985
582 Notable deaths
Orson Welles
American actor, director, writer, and producer (1915–1985).
Born May 6th, 1915 in Kenosha. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1985 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rock Hudson
American actor (1925–1985).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Winnetka.
Died October 2nd, 1985 at 59 years old in Marina del Rey (AIDS related disease, lung cancer).
Yul Brynner
Russian-born actor (1920–1985).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1985 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Enrique Camarena
Dea agent murdered by drug traffickers.
Born July 26th, 1947 in Mexicali.
Died February 7th, 1985 at 37 years old in Guadalajara (blunt trauma).
Ricky Nelson
American musician (1940-1985).
Born May 8th, 1940 in Teaneck. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1985 at 45 years old in Dallas (aviation accident). [ref]
Tennessee Williams
American playwright (1911–1983).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Columbus.
Died February 25th, 1985 at 73 years old in New York City (choking).
Paul Castellano
American mobster.
Born June 26th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died December 16th, 1985 at 69 years old in Manhattan.
Margaret Hamilton
American film character actress (1902–1985).
Born December 9th, 1902 in Cleveland.
Died May 16th, 1985 at 82 years old in Salisbury (myocardial infarction).
Dian Fossey
American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985).
Born January 16th, 1932 in San Francisco.
Died December 27th, 1985 at 53 years old in Karisoke Research Center.
Constantine Chernenko
General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1911-1985).
Born September 24th, 1911 in Bolshaya Tes.
Died March 10th, 1985 at 73 years old in Moscow (pulmonary emphysema, cardiac arrest).
Enver Hoxha
Former first secretary of the party of labour of albania, prime minister of albania.
Born October 16th, 1908 in Gjirokastër.
Died April 11th, 1985 at 76 years old in Tirana (ventricular fibrillation).
Marc Chagall
Russian-born french artist (1887–1985).
Born July 7th, 1887 in Liozna. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1985 at 97 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. [ref]
Sanjeev Kumar
Accomplished indian film actor (1938-1985).
Died November 6th, 1985 at 47 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Dan White
American politician, assassin of moscone and milk (1946-1985).
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Long Beach.
Died October 21st, 1985 at 39 years old in San Francisco (asphyxia).
Cus D'Amato
American boxing trainer (1908–1985).
Born January 17th, 1908 in The Bronx.
Died November 4th, 1985 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
John G. Trump
American engineer and physicist.
Born August 21st, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1985 at 77 years old in Boston. [ref]
Roger Maris
American baseball player (1934–1985).
Born September 10th, 1934 in Hibbing.
Died December 14th, 1985 at 51 years old in Houston (lymphoma).
Ruth Gordon
American actress and writer (1896–1985).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Quincy.
Died August 28th, 1985 at 88 years old in Edgartown (stroke).
Frank Oppenheimer
American particle physicist.
Born August 14th, 1912 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1985 at 72 years old in Sausalito (lung cancer).
Louise Brooks
American actress (1906–1985).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Cherryvale.
Died August 8th, 1985 at 78 years old in Rochester (myocardial infarction).
Carol Wayne
American actress (1942-1985).
Born September 6th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 13th, 1985 at 42 years old in Manzanillo (drowning).
Nicholas Colasanto
American actor and television director (1924–1985).
Born January 19th, 1924 in Providence.
Died February 12th, 1985 at 61 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Ian Stewart
British musician and tour manager.
Born July 18th, 1938 in Pittenweem.
Died December 12th, 1985 at 47 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Samantha Smith
American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985).
Born June 29th, 1972 in Houlton.
Died August 25th, 1985 at 13 years old in Auburn (aircraft crash).
Leonard Lake
American serial killer (1945–1985).
Born October 29th, 1945 in San Francisco.
Died June 6th, 1985 at 39 years old in South San Francisco (cyanide poisoning).
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman