In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Big Joe Turner
American singer (1911–1985).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Kansas City.
Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in Inglewood.
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985).
Born December 21st, 1917 in Cologne. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1985 at 67 years old in Langenbroich. [ref]
Laura Ashley
Welsh designer of textiles, clothing, and home furnishings (1925-1985).
Born September 7th, 1925 in Dowlais.
Died September 17th, 1985 at 60 years old in Coventry (cerebral hemorrhage).
Brian Horrocks
British army officer (1895-1985).
Born September 7th, 1895 in Ranikhet.
Died January 4th, 1985 at 89 years old in Fishbourne.
William Alwyn
English composer, conductor, and music teacher (1905–1985).
Born November 7th, 1905 in Northampton.
Died September 12th, 1985 at 79 years old in Southwold.
D. Boon
American guitarist and singer (1958–1985).
Born April 1st, 1958 in San Pedro.
Died December 22nd, 1985 at 27 years old in Tucson (traffic collision).
William Greer
American secret service agent (1909–1985).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in County Tyrone.
Died February 23rd, 1985 at 75 years old in Haywood County.
Evelyn Ankers
Actress (1918–1985).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Valparaíso.
Died August 29th, 1985 at 67 years old in Maui (ovarian cancer).
Simon Kuznets
Economist.
Born April 30th, 1901 in Pinsk.
Died July 9th, 1985 at 84 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Estelle Evans
American actress (1906-1985).
Born October 1st, 1906 in Nassau.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 78 years old in New York City.
Jackie Curtis
American actor, writer, singer (1947-1985).
Born February 19th, 1947 in New York City.
Died May 15th, 1985 at 38 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Eddie Graham
American professional wrestler (1930–1985).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Chattanooga.
Died January 21st, 1985 at 55 years old in Tampa (gunshot wound).
Theodore Sturgeon
American speculative fiction writer (1918–1985).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Staten Island.
Died May 8th, 1985 at 67 years old in Eugene (pneumonia).
Louis Hayward
British actor born in south africa.
Born March 19th, 1909 in Johannesburg.
Died February 21st, 1985 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (cancer, lung cancer).
James Hadley Chase
British writer (1906–1985).
Born December 24th, 1906 in London.
Died February 6th, 1985 at 78 years old in Corseaux.
Ricky Wilson
American guitarist (1953–1985).
Born March 19th, 1953 in Athens.
Died October 12th, 1985 at 32 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
George Pólya
Hungarian mathematician (1887-1985).
Born December 13th, 1887 in Budapest.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 97 years old in Palo Alto.
Henry Hathaway
American film director and producer (1898-1985).
Born March 13th, 1898 in Sacramento.
Died February 11th, 1985 at 86 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Jean Dubuffet
French artist (1901–1985).
Born July 31st, 1901 in Le Havre.
Died May 12th, 1985 at 83 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Gordon Welchman
British cryptoanalyst (1906–1985).
Born June 15th, 1906 in Bristol.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 79 years old in Newburyport.
Sam Ervin
United states senator and jurist.
Born September 27th, 1896 in Morganton.
Died April 23rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Winston-Salem (pulmonary emphysema).
Wolfgang Reitherman
American animator (1909–1985).
Born June 26th, 1909 in Munich.
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 75 years old in Burbank (traffic collision).
Sam Spiegel
American film producer (1901–1985).
Born November 11th, 1903 in Jarosław.
Died December 31st, 1985 at 82 years old in Saint Martin.
Pelle Lindbergh
Swedish ice hockey goaltender (1959-1985).
Born May 24th, 1959 in Stockholm.
Died November 11th, 1985 at 26 years old in Stratford (traffic collision).
Dawn Addams
British actress (1930–1985).
Born September 21st, 1930 in Felixstowe.
Died May 7th, 1985 at 54 years old in London (lung cancer).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin