In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Innokenti Gerasimov
Soviet soil scientist and geographer (1905-1985).
Born December 9th, 1905 in Kostroma.
Died March 30th, 1985 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Tullio Grassi
Swiss footballer (1910-1985).
Born February 5th, 1910 in Chiasso.
Died November 9th, 1985 at 75 years old in Lugano.
Erwin Righter
American footballer and coach, basketball player and coach, and rugby union footballer (1897-1985).
Died September 6th, 1985 at 88 years old in Ohio.
Jens Lambæk
Danish gymnast (1899-1985).
Born October 16th, 1899.
Died October 21st, 1985 at 86 years old in Herning.
Aimé Dossche
Belgian road racing cyclist (1902-1985).
Born March 28th, 1902 in Landegem.
Died October 30th, 1985 at 83 years old in Ghent.
William Harvell
Olympic cyclist.
Born September 25th, 1907 in Farnham.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 77 years old in Portsmouth.
Zhao Jingshen
Chinese writer.
Born April 25th, 1902 in Lishui.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 82 years old
Hendrika van Rumt
Gymnast (1897–1985).
Born August 28th, 1897 in Amsterdam.
Died May 26th, 1985 at 87 years old in Amsterdam.
Ernest Chambers
Cyclist (1907–1985).
Born April 7th, 1907 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died January 29th, 1985 at 77 years old in Worthing.
John Conroy
British field hockey player.
Born November 27th, 1928 in Nagpur.
Died November 9th, 1985 at 56 years old in Liverpool.
Rein de Waal
Field hockey player (1904–1985).
Born November 24th, 1904 in Amsterdam.
Died May 31st, 1985 at 80 years old in Amsterdam.
Hans Eckstein
German water polo player (1908–1985).
Born December 15th, 1908 in Leipzig.
Died March 15th, 1985 at 76 years old in Leipzig.
Nicolas Hoydonckx
Belgian footballer (1900-1985).
Born December 29th, 1900 in Zolder.
Died February 4th, 1985 at 84 years old in Hasselt.
Zofia Jaroszewska
Polish actress (1902–1985).
Born September 25th, 1902 in Irbit.
Died September 25th, 1985 at 83 years old in Kraków.
Salvador Cardona
Spanish road bicycle racer (1901–1985).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Alfauir.
Died January 15th, 1985 at 84 years old in Pau.
Zenon Stefaniuk
Polish boxer.
Born July 8th, 1930 in Wojnów, Masovian Voivodeship.
Died July 10th, 1985 at 55 years old in Katowice.
Josef Klapuch
Czechoslovak wrestler (1906–1985).
Born February 10th, 1906 in Zbyslavice. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Gaston Féry
French sprinter (1900-1985).
Born April 24th, 1900 in Longwy.
Died November 29th, 1985 at 85 years old in Paimpol.
Krystyna Ankwicz
Polish actress (1907-1985).
Born April 4th, 1907 in Lviv. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1985 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Edgar Reinhardt
German handball player (1914-1985).
Born May 21st, 1914 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died January 11th, 1985 at 70 years old in Pforzheim.
Renato Mocellini
Bobsledder (1929–1985).
Born April 2nd, 1929 in Vahrn.
Died November 9th, 1985 at 56 years old in Brixen.
Erik Andersson
Swedish water polo player (1896-1985).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Stockholm.
Died February 23rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Stockholm.
Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
British biologist (1902-1985).
Born April 7th, 1902 in Woodbridge.
Died August 19th, 1985 at 83 years old
Oreste Capuzzo
Gymnast.
Born December 7th, 1908 in Rivarolo.
Died December 5th, 1985 at 76 years old in Genoa.
Gerolamo Quaglia
Olympic wrestler (1902–1985).
Born February 8th, 1902 in São Paulo.
Died November 11th, 1985 at 83 years old in Genoa.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young