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In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Alquié
French philosopher (1906-1985).
Born December 18th, 1906 in Carcassonne.
Died February 28th, 1985 at 78 years old in Montpellier.
Stasys Raštikis
General of the lithuanian army (1896–1985).
Born September 13th, 1896 in Kuršėnai.
Died May 3rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexican diplomat and judge (1894-1985).
Born August 19th, 1894 in Zamora de Hidalgo.
Died September 9th, 1985 at 91 years old in Mexico City.
Maurice Anthony Biot
Belgian-american aeronautical engineer.
Born May 25th, 1905 in Antwerp.
Died September 12th, 1985 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Stevenson
Athlete (1900–1985).
Born October 25th, 1900 in Chicago.
Died April 2nd, 1985 at 84 years old in Fort Myers.
Anna Banti
Italian novelist, art historian, art critic, and translator (1895–1985).
Born June 27th, 1895 in Florence.
Died September 2nd, 1985 at 90 years old in Ronchi.
Oreco
Brazilian footballer (1932-1985).
Born June 13th, 1932 in Santa Maria.
Died April 3rd, 1985 at 52 years old in Ituverava (myocardial infarction).
Myrtle Cook
Canadian athletics competitor (1902-1985).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Toronto.
Died March 18th, 1985 at 83 years old
Serge Jaroff
Russian conductor and composer (1896–1985).
Born March 20th, 1896 in Makaryev.
Died October 9th, 1985 at 89 years old in Lakewood.
Luise Ullrich
Austrian actress (1910–1985).
Born October 31st, 1911 in Vienna.
Died January 22nd, 1985 at 73 years old in Munich.
John Wesley Snyder
American businessman (1895–1985).
Born June 21st, 1895 in Jonesboro.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 90 years old in Seabrook Island.
Alfredo Mayo
Spanish actor (1911-1985).
Born May 17th, 1911 in Barcelona.
Died May 19th, 1985 at 74 years old in Palma (myocardial infarction).
Raoul Ubac
Belgian artist, active in france (1910-1985).
Born August 31st, 1910 in Cologne, Malmedy.
Died March 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in Dieudonné.
Gina Kaus
Screenwriter, novelist (1893–1985).
Born November 21st, 1894 in Vienna.
Died December 23rd, 1985 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Alfredo Duhalde
President of chile (1898–1985).
Born June 30th, 1898 in Río Bueno.
Died April 10th, 1985 at 86 years old in Santiago.
Biagio Marin
Italian poet (1891–1985).
Born June 29th, 1891 in Grado.
Died December 24th, 1985 at 94 years old in Grado.
Ninni Cassarà
Italian police officer (1947–1985).
Born May 7th, 1947 in Palermo.
Died August 6th, 1985 at 38 years old in Palermo.
Norah Baring
English actress (1905-1985).
Born November 26th, 1905 in Newton Abbot.
Died February 8th, 1985 at 79 years old in Surrey.
Batir Zakirov
Uzbek singer, actor and painter (1936–1985).
Born April 26th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 1985 at 48 years old in Tashkent (liver cirrhosis).
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
French film director (1909–1985).
Born October 25th, 1909 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 8th, 1985 at 75 years old in Passy.
Odhise Paskali
Albanian artist (1903–1985).
Born December 22nd, 1903 in Përmet.
Died September 13th, 1985 at 81 years old in Tirana.
Jean Théodore Delacour
French-american ornithologist (1890-1985).
Born September 26th, 1890 in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1985 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés
President of honduras.
Born January 4th, 1903 in San Juan de Flores.
Died August 6th, 1985 at 82 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Arnold Chikobava
Georgian linguist (1898-1985).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Sachikobavo.
Died November 5th, 1985 at 87 years old in Tbilisi.
Franjo Punčec
Yugoslav tennis player (1913-1985).
Born November 15th, 1913 in Čakovec.
Died January 5th, 1985 at 71 years old in Johannesburg.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene