In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Alexandre Rignault
French actor (1901–1985).
Born February 14th, 1901 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 2nd, 1985 at 84 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Marisa Mori
Italian painter (1900-1985).
Born March 9th, 1900 in Florence.
Died February 6th, 1985 at 84 years old in Florence.
Henry Hansen
Danish racing cyclist (1902-1985).
Born March 16th, 1902 in Copenhagen.
Died March 28th, 1985 at 83 years old in Gentofte.
Rodney Robert Porter
English biochemist and nobel laureate (1917–1985).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died September 6th, 1985 at 67 years old in Winchester (traffic collision).
Horatio Fitch
Athletics competitor (1900–1985).
Born December 6th, 1900 in Chicago.
Died May 4th, 1985 at 84 years old in Estes Park.
Galina Dzhunkovskaya
Soviet pilot and heroine of the soviet union (1922-1985).
Born October 6th, 1922 in Iurkivka.
Died September 12th, 1985 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Coral Buttsworth
Australian tennis player (1900-1985).
Born June 7th, 1900 in New South Wales.
Died December 20th, 1985 at 85 years old in Hazelbrook.
Giorgio Santelli
Italian fencer.
Born November 25th, 1897 in Budapest.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 87 years old in Teaneck.
Nazlı Ecevit
Turkish painter (1900–1985).
Born January 4th, 1900 in Istanbul.
Died August 14th, 1985 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Fritz Keller
French footballer (1913–1985).
Born August 21st, 1913 in Strasbourg.
Died June 9th, 1985 at 71 years old in Strasbourg.
Maria Knebel
Soviet actor (1898-1985).
Born May 18th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died June 1st, 1985 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Vicenç Sasot
Spanish association football player (1918-1985).
Born January 21st, 1918 in Peñalba.
Died April 12th, 1985 at 67 years old in Barcelona.
Alex Möller
German politician (1903-1985).
Born April 26th, 1903 in Dortmund.
Died October 2nd, 1985 at 82 years old in Karlsruhe.
Jacques de Lacretelle
French novelist (1888–1985).
Born July 14th, 1888 in Château de Cormatin.
Died January 2nd, 1985 at 96 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elmer Austin Benson
American politician (1895-1985).
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Appleton.
Died March 13th, 1985 at 89 years old in Appleton.
Victor Vicas
French film director (1918–1985).
Born March 25th, 1918 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1985 at 67 years old in Antony. [ref]
Gunnar Nielsen
Danish middle distance runner (1928-1985).
Born March 25th, 1928 in Copenhagen.
Died May 29th, 1985 at 57 years old in Copenhagen (leukemia).
Taizo Kawamoto
Japanese association football player and manager (1914–1985).
Born January 17th, 1914 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 71 years old in Osaka Prefecture (stomach cancer).
Kit Klein
American speed skater (1910-1985).
Born March 28th, 1910 in Buffalo.
Died April 13th, 1985 at 75 years old in Holmes Beach.
Jan Peka
Czechoslovak ice hockey goalkeeper and ice hockey goalkeeper (1894-1985).
Born July 27th, 1894 in Rataje nad Sázavou.
Died January 21st, 1985 at 90 years old in Prague.
Enrique Fernández Viola
Uruguayan footballer (1912-1985).
Born June 10th, 1912 in Montevideo.
Died October 6th, 1985 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
Carmen Barth
American boxer (1912-1985).
Born September 13th, 1912 in Cleveland.
Died September 17th, 1985 at 73 years old in Lorain.
Helene Engelmann
Austrian skater (1898–1985).
Born February 9th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died August 1st, 1985 at 87 years old in Purkersdorf.
Angela Vode
Yugoslavian political and human rights activist (1892-1985).
Born January 5th, 1892 in Ljubljana.
Died May 5th, 1985 at 93 years old in Ljubljana.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 631
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler