In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Dragomir Tošić
Serbian footballer (1909–1985).
Born November 8th, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died June 20th, 1985 at 75 years old in Belgrade.
Ladislav Ženíšek
Czech footballer (1904–1985).
Born March 7th, 1904 in Vinohrady.
Died May 14th, 1985 at 81 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Ermenegildo Florit
Catholic cardinal (1901–1985).
Born July 5th, 1901 in Fagagna.
Died December 8th, 1985 at 84 years old in Florence.
Givi Javakhishvili
Prime minister of georgia (1912-1985).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Tbilisi.
Died November 10th, 1985 at 72 years old in Tbilisi.
Josef Čtyřoký
Czech footballer (1906-1985).
Born September 30th, 1906 in Smíchov.
Died January 11th, 1985 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
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.
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.
Pierino Baffi
Italian road bicycle racer (1930–1985).
Born September 15th, 1930 in Vailate.
Died March 27th, 1985 at 54 years old in Bergamo.
Abdelmunim al-Rifai
Jordanian politician (1917–1985).
Born February 23rd, 1917 in Tyre.
Died October 17th, 1985 at 68 years old in Amman.
Arnold Pihlak
Estonian footballer and bandy player (1902–1985).
Born July 17th, 1902 in Tallinn.
Died November 1st, 1985 at 83 years old in Bradford.
Gerald Dreyer
Boxer.
Born September 22nd, 1929 in Pretoria.
Died September 5th, 1985 at 55 years old in Pretoria.
Annar Ryen
Norwegian cross country skier (1909–1985).
Born October 19th, 1909 in Dalsbygda.
Died March 9th, 1985 at 75 years old in Hedmark.
Owen Churchill
American sailor (1896–1985).
Born March 8th, 1896 in Los Angeles.
Died November 22nd, 1985 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Dalmacio Langarica
Spanish racing cyclist (1919–1985).
Born December 5th, 1919 in Otxandio.
Died January 24th, 1985 at 65 years old in Basauri.
Conrad Detrez
Belgian novelist (1937–1985).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Roclenge-sur-Geer. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1985 at 47 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Michael Mooney
American sailor.
Born May 14th, 1930 in New York City.
Died November 18th, 1985 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C..
Yrjö Nikkanen
Athletics competitor (1914–1985).
Born December 31st, 1914 in Pobeda.
Died November 18th, 1985 at 70 years old in Nokia.
Harald Andersson
Swedish discus thrower (1907–1985).
Born April 2nd, 1907 in Stanford.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 78 years old in Nynäshamn.
Lidija Liepiņa
Latvian physical chemist (1891-1985).
Born April 4th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 4th, 1985 at 94 years old in Riga.
Carlos Spadaro
Argentine footballer (1902-1985).
Born February 5th, 1902 in Lanús.
Died November 15th, 1985 at 83 years old in Lanús.
Vladimir Arzamaskov
Basketball player (1951–1985).
Born April 7th, 1951 in Volgograd.
Died November 30th, 1985 at 34 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Willy Bocklant
Belgian road racing cyclist (1941–1985).
Born January 26th, 1941 in Kortrijk.
Died June 6th, 1985 at 44 years old in Mouscron.
Leni Schmidt
German sprinter (1906-1985).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Bremen.
Died November 11th, 1985 at 78 years old in Bremen.
Hermann Schridde
West german equestrian (1937–1985).
Died May 18th, 1985 at 47 years old in Winsen an der Aller.
John Albrechtson
Sailor (1936-1985).
Born July 22nd, 1936 in Gothenburg.
Died August 27th, 1985 at 49 years old in Västra Frölunda.
Deaths 526 to 550 of 631
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson