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In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Eva Bowring
American politician (1892-1985).
Born January 9th, 1892 in Nevada.
Died January 8th, 1985 at 92 years old in Gordon.
Peter Vilhelm Glob
Danish archaeologist and bog body scientist (1911–1985).
Born February 20th, 1911 in Kalundborg.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 74 years old in Djursland.
José Bódalo
Spanish actor (1916–1985).
Born March 24th, 1916 in Córdoba.
Died July 24th, 1985 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Nikolay Urvantsev
Russian geologist (1893–1985).
Born January 29th, 1893 in Lukoyanov.
Died February 20th, 1985 at 92 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Augusto Rademaker
Brazilian politician and admiral (1905-1985).
Born May 11th, 1905 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 18th, 1985 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
André Hunebelle
French film director (1896–1985).
Born September 1st, 1896 in Meudon.
Died November 27th, 1985 at 89 years old in Nice.
Tatsuzō Ishikawa
Japanese writer (1905-1985).
Born July 2nd, 1905 in Yokote.
Died January 31st, 1985 at 79 years old in Tokyo Kyosai Hospital.
Dominique Laffin
French actress (1952-1985).
Born June 3rd, 1952 in Saint-Mandé.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 33 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Margarete Schön
German actress (1895-1985).
Born April 7th, 1895 in Magdeburg.
Died December 26th, 1985 at 90 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Reuben Goodstein
British mathematician (1912-1985).
Born December 15th, 1912 in London.
Died March 8th, 1985 at 72 years old in Leicester.
Eleanor Dark
Twentieth-century australian novelist (1901–1985).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Sydney, Burwood.
Died September 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in Katoomba.
Carlos Mota Pinto
Portuguese politician (1936-1985).
Born July 25th, 1936 in Pombal.
Died May 7th, 1985 at 48 years old in Coimbra (myocardial infarction).
Ignace Gelb
American historian (1907-1985).
Born October 14th, 1907 in Tarnów.
Died December 22nd, 1985 at 78 years old in Chicago.
André Bjerke
Norwegian writer and poet (1918–1985).
Born January 30th, 1918 in Grefsen. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1985 at 66 years old in Oslo.
Stefano Satta Flores
Italian actor (1937–1985).
Born January 14th, 1937 in Naples.
Died October 22nd, 1985 at 48 years old in Rome (leukemia).
Åke Fridell
Actor (1919–1985).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Gävle.
Died August 26th, 1985 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Salvador Espriu
Catalan writer (1913–1985).
Born July 10th, 1913 in Santa Coloma de Farners.
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 71 years old in Barcelona.
Maya Kristalinskaya
Soviet singer (1932-1985).
Born February 24th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died June 19th, 1985 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Hilding Rosenberg
Swedish modernist composer (1892-1985).
Died May 19th, 1985 at 92 years old in Västerled.
George K. Arthur
British actor.
Born January 27th, 1899 in Littlehampton.
Died May 30th, 1985 at 86 years old in New York City.
Andy Stanfield
American athletics competitor (1927–85).
Born December 29th, 1927 in Washington, D.C..
Died June 15th, 1985 at 57 years old in Livingston.
Gerhard Stöck
German shot putter and javelin thrower (1911–1985).
Born July 28th, 1911 in Trzcianka.
Died March 29th, 1985 at 73 years old in Hamburg.
Johnny Wilson
American boxer (1893-1985).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Harlem.
Died December 8th, 1985 at 92 years old in Boston.
Archie Stark
American soccer player (1897-1985).
Born December 21st, 1897 in Glasgow.
Died May 27th, 1985 at 87 years old in Kearny.
Talgat Nigmatulin
Soviet film actor (1949-1985).
Born March 5th, 1949 in Kyzyl-Kiya.
Died February 11th, 1985 at 35 years old in Vilnius.
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