In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Božo Broketa
Croatian footballer (1922-1985).
Born December 24th, 1922 in Dubrovnik.
Died July 26th, 1985 at 62 years old in Dubrovnik.
Renato Olmi
Italian footballer (1914-1985).
Born July 12th, 1914 in Trezzo sull'Adda.
Died May 15th, 1985 at 70 years old in Crema.
Esther Hill
Architect; artist (1895–1985).
Born May 29th, 1895 in Guelph.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 89 years old in Victoria.
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.
Jee Yong-ju
Amateur boxer from south korea (1948-1985).
Born December 19th, 1948 in Wonju.
Died August 25th, 1985 at 36 years old in Wonju.
Josef Lense
Austrian physicist (1890-1985).
Born October 28th, 1890 in Vienna.
Died December 28th, 1985 at 95 years old in Munich.
Josip Primožič
Gymnast (1900-1985).
Born February 7th, 1900 in Ljubljana.
Died August 18th, 1985 at 85 years old in Maribor.
Elmer Austin Benson
American politician (1895-1985).
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Appleton.
Died March 13th, 1985 at 89 years old in Appleton.
Enrique Fernández Viola
Uruguayan footballer (1912-1985).
Born June 10th, 1912 in Montevideo.
Died October 6th, 1985 at 73 years old in Montevideo.
José Luis Munguía
Salvadoran footballer (1959-1985).
Born October 28th, 1959 in San Salvador.
Died March 24th, 1985 at 25 years old in San Salvador (traffic collision).
Marta Lynch
Argentine writer (1925-1985).
Born March 8th, 1925 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1985 at 60 years old in Vicente López. [ref]
Kenkichi Ōshima
Japanese triple jumper (1908-1985).
Born November 10th, 1908 in Kanazawa.
Died March 30th, 1985 at 76 years old
Georges Verriest
French footballer (1909-1985).
Born July 15th, 1909 in Roubaix.
Died July 11th, 1985 at 75 years old in Seclin.
Gábor Darvas
Hungarian musician (1911–1985).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Satu Mare.
Died February 18th, 1985 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Hugh Farquharson
Canadian ice hockey player (1911–1985).
Born November 4th, 1911 in Montreal.
Died March 27th, 1985 at 73 years old in Burlington.
Knud Børge Overgaard
Danish footballer (1918-1985).
Born March 21st, 1918 in Viby.
Died October 20th, 1985 at 67 years old in Hjørring.
Cythna Letty
South african botanical artist (1895-1985).
Born January 1st, 1895 in Standerton.
Died May 3rd, 1985 at 90 years old in Pretoria.
Qaysin Quli
Balkar soviet writer (1917–1985).
Born November 1st, 1917 in Verkhne-Chegemskoye rural community.
Died June 6th, 1985 at 67 years old in Chegem.
Louis Caput
French road bicycle racer (1921–1985).
Born January 23rd, 1921 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Died February 8th, 1985 at 64 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Simone Le Bargy
French actor and writer (1877–1985).
Born April 3rd, 1877 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1985 at 108 years old in Montgeron.
Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen
Norwegian poet and writer (1915–1985).
Born September 5th, 1915 in Horten Municipality.
Died April 21st, 1985 at 69 years old in Re Municipality.
Santiago Urtizberea
Spanish footballer and manager (1909-1985).
Died January 18th, 1985 at 75 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Josef Rufer
Austrian musicologist (1893–1985).
Born December 18th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died November 7th, 1985 at 91 years old in Berlin.
Lucien Michard
French racing cyclist (1903-1985).
Born November 17th, 1903 in Épinay-sur-Seine.
Died November 1st, 1985 at 81 years old in Aiguillon.
Terence Sanders
British rower, army officer, and lecturer (1901–1985).
Born June 2nd, 1901 in Charleville.
Died April 6th, 1985 at 83 years old in Dorking.
Deaths 501 to 525 of 631
The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé