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In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Robert L. Surtees
American cinematographer (1906-1985).
Born August 9th, 1906 in Covington.
Died January 5th, 1985 at 78 years old in Monterey.
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
German general (1891–1985).
Born April 28th, 1891 in Speyer.
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 94 years old in Siegen.
Bruno de Finetti
Italian statistician (1906–1985).
Born June 13th, 1906 in Innsbruck.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Rome.
Attilio Bettega
Italian rally driver, four-time podium finisher in world rally championship events (1953–1985).
Born February 19th, 1953 in Molveno.
Died May 2nd, 1985 at 32 years old in Zérubia.
Paul Smith
American film composer, violinist, conductor (1906–1985).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Houghton County.
Died January 25th, 1985 at 78 years old in Glendale (Alzheimer's disease).
Harry Catterick
English footballer and manager (1919-1985).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Darlington.
Died March 9th, 1985 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Ernest Nagel
American philosopher (1901-1985).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 83 years old in New York City.
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
Bulgarian princess (1898-1985).
Born January 5th, 1898 in Sofia.
Died October 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Friedrichshafen.
Hua Luogeng
Chinese mathematician (1910-1985).
Born November 12th, 1910 in Jintan District.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Vicente Saldivar
Mexican boxer (1943–1985).
Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).
Vladimir Jankélévitch
French philosopher (1903–1985).
Born August 31st, 1903 in Bourges.
Died June 6th, 1985 at 81 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Christopher Vokes
Canadian general (1904–1985).
Born April 13th, 1904 in Armagh.
Died March 27th, 1985 at 80 years old in Oakville (cancer).
Michel Audiard
French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985).
Born May 15th, 1920 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 28th, 1985 at 65 years old in Dourdan (lung cancer).
Paul Creston
American composer (1906–1985).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Manhattan.
Died August 24th, 1985 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Pavel Batov
Soviet general (1897–1985).
Born June 1st, 1897 in Filisovo, Yaroslavl Oblast.
Died April 19th, 1985 at 87 years old in Moscow.
George Raynor
English footballer and manager.
Born January 13th, 1907 in Wombwell.
Died November 7th, 1985 at 78 years old in Derbyshire. [ref]
René Barjavel
French writer (1911–1985).
Born January 24th, 1911 in Nyons.
Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Stuart Chase
American economist (1888-1985).
Born March 8th, 1888 in Somersworth.
Died November 16th, 1985 at 97 years old in Redding.
Heinz Hoffmann
German politician (sed) (1910-1985).
Born November 28th, 1910 in Mannheim.
Died December 2nd, 1985 at 75 years old (heart failure).
Andreas Gruentzig
German surgeon (1939–1985).
Born June 25th, 1939 in Dresden.
Died October 27th, 1985 at 46 years old in Forsyth.
Jane Frazee
American actress (1918–1985).
Born July 18th, 1915 in Duluth.
Died September 6th, 1985 at 70 years old in Newport Beach (stroke).
Ruth Orkin
American photographer and filmmaker (1921-1985).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Boston.
Died January 16th, 1985 at 63 years old in New York City (cancer).
Tapio Wirkkala
Finnish designer and sculptor (1915-1985).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Hanko. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1985 at 69 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer.
Born January 29th, 1923 in Benoit.
Died December 25th, 1985 at 62 years old in Chicago.
Philip M. Morse
American physicist (1903–1985).
Born August 6th, 1903 in Shreveport.
Died September 5th, 1985 at 82 years old in Concord.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 631
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson