In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Alfredo Foni
Italian footballer (1911-1985).
Born January 20th, 1911 in Udine.
Died January 28th, 1985 at 74 years old in Lugano.
Paulette Nardal
French journalist (1896-1985).
Born October 12th, 1896 in Saint-Pierre, Le François. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Fort-de-France. [ref]
Paul Harteck
German chemist (1902–1985).
Born July 20th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died January 22nd, 1985 at 82 years old in Santa Barbara.
Germaine Krull
German photographer (1897–1985).
Born November 20th, 1897 in Poznań.
Died July 31st, 1985 at 87 years old in Wetzlar.
Jan de Quay
Prime minister of the netherlands (1901-1985).
Born August 26th, 1901.
Died July 4th, 1985 at 83 years old in Beers.
Wolfgang Abendroth
German polticial scientist and jurist (1906–1985).
Born May 2nd, 1906 in Elberfeld.
Died September 15th, 1985 at 79 years old in Frankfurt.
Edward Buzzell
American film director (1895-1985).
Born November 13th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died January 11th, 1985 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Haruo Remeliik
President of palau (1933-1985).
Born June 1st, 1933 in Peleliu.
Died June 30th, 1985 at 52 years old in Koror (deliberate murder).
Uku Masing
Estonian philosopher and theologian (1909-1985).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Lipa.
Died April 25th, 1985 at 75 years old in Tartu.
Marc Aryan
French / belgian / armenian singer, songwriter, musician, music producer (1926–1985).
Born November 14th, 1926 in Valence.
Died November 30th, 1985 at 59 years old in Ohain.
Ludo Coeck
Belgian association football player (1955–1985).
Born September 25th, 1955 in Berchem.
Died October 9th, 1985 at 30 years old in Edegem (traffic collision).
Earle Clements
American farmer and politician (1896-1985).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Morganfield. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1985 at 88 years old in Morganfield.
Shelomo Dov Goitein
German-jewish ethnographer, historian and arabist (1900–1985).
Born April 3rd, 1900 in Burgkunstadt.
Died February 6th, 1985 at 84 years old in Princeton.
Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
Uruguayan footballer (1927-1985).
Born May 2nd, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died May 19th, 1985 at 58 years old in Montevideo.
Jacques Hnizdovsky
Ukrainian-born american painter, printmaker, graphic designer, illustrator and sculptor (1915-1985).
Born January 27th, 1915 in Pylypche.
Died November 8th, 1985 at 70 years old in New York City.
Fred Åkerström
Swedish musician and singer (1937–1985).
Born January 27th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died August 9th, 1985 at 48 years old in Karlskrona.
Francesca Bertini
Italian actress (1892-1985).
Born January 5th, 1892 in Prato.
Died October 13th, 1985 at 93 years old in Rome.
Pablo Serrano
Spanish artist (1908-1985).
Born March 10th, 1908 in Crivillén.
Died November 26th, 1985 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Yona Wallach
Israeli poet (1944–1985).
Born June 10th, 1944 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 26th, 1985 at 41 years old in Kiryat Ono (breast cancer).
Werner Hinz
Actor (1903–1985).
Born January 18th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died February 10th, 1985 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Paul Colin
French painter, graphic artist and scenographer, 1892-1985 (1892–1985).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Nancy. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1985 at 92 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Sergei Yutkevich
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1904–1985).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1985 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Leonardo David
Italian alpine skier (1960–1985).
Born September 27th, 1960 in Gressoney-Saint-Jean.
Died February 26th, 1985 at 24 years old in Gressoney-La-Trinité.
Janusz Zajdel
Science fiction writer, physicist (1938-1985).
Born August 15th, 1938 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1985 at 46 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Mischa Spoliansky
Russian-born german composer.
Born December 28th, 1898 in Białystok.
Died June 28th, 1985 at 86 years old in London.
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë