In the year 1985
631 Notable deaths
Herbert Bayer
Austrian architect, photographer, graphic and typographer (1900-1985).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Haag am Hausruck. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Allan Shivers
Politician (1907-1985).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Lufkin.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 77 years old in Austin (myocardial infarction).
Theresa Harris
American actress (1906-1985).
Born December 31st, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 78 years old in Inglewood.
William Pereira
American architect (1909-1985).
Born April 25th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died November 13th, 1985 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Ghulam Ahmed Pervez
Islamic scholar (1903-1985).
Born July 9th, 1903 in Batala. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1985 at 81 years old in Lahore. [ref]
William Lyons
Co-founder of jaguar cars (1901–1985).
Born September 4th, 1901 in Blackpool.
Died February 8th, 1985 at 83 years old in Leamington Spa.
Connie Gilchrist
1901-1985 american actress.
Born July 17th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died March 3rd, 1985 at 89 years old in Santa Fe (disease).
Mary Kenneth Keller
First american woman to receive a phd in computer science (1913-1985); simultaneously with irving tang first american to receive phd in computer science, nun.
Born December 17th, 1913 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1985 at 71 years old in Dubuque.
Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
(1912-1985); only son of prince august wilhelm of prussia and princess alexandra victoria of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Potsdam.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Chester Gould
American cartoonist (1900–1985).
Born November 20th, 1900 in Pawnee.
Died May 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in Woodstock (heart failure).
John Brisker
American basketball player (1947–1985).
Born June 15th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died May 29th, 1985 at 37 years old in Uganda.
Gabriel Elorde
Filipino boxer (1935–1985).
Born March 22nd, 1935 in Bogo. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1985 at 49 years old in Quezon City (lung cancer).
Julia Hall Bowman Robinson
American mathematician (1919–1985).
Born December 8th, 1919 in St. Louis.
Died July 30th, 1985 at 65 years old in Berkeley (leukemia).
Bongi Makeba
South african musician (1950-1985).
Born December 20th, 1950 in Pretoria.
Died March 17th, 1985 at 34 years old in Conakry (childbirth).
Ina Claire
American stage and film actress (1893-1985).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 21st, 1985 at 91 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Elsa Morante
Italian novelist (1912–1985).
Born August 18th, 1912 in Rome.
Died November 25th, 1985 at 73 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Fernando Pereira
Portuguese-dutch freelance photographer; killed during the 1985 rainbow warrior bombing.
Born May 10th, 1950 in Chaves.
Died July 10th, 1985 at 35 years old in Auckland (drowning).
Isabel Jeans
English actress (1891–1985).
Born September 16th, 1891 in London.
Died September 4th, 1985 at 93 years old in London (disease).
Leatrice Joy
American actress (1893-1985).
Born November 7th, 1893 in New Orleans.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 91 years old in Riverdale (anemia).
Abdus Sattar
Bangladeshi politician and statesman (1906–1985).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Birbhum district.
Died October 5th, 1985 at 79 years old in Dhaka.
Anton Karas
Austrian musician, composer (1906–1985).
Born July 7th, 1906 in Zwischenbrücken.
Died January 10th, 1985 at 78 years old in Vienna.
John Davis Lodge
American politician (1903–1985).
Born October 20th, 1903 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 29th, 1985 at 82 years old in New York City.
Jules White
Hungarian-born american film director and producer (1900-1985).
Born September 17th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died April 30th, 1985 at 84 years old in Van Nuys (Alzheimer's disease).
Tjalling Koopmans
Dutch american economist (1910–1985).
Born August 28th, 1910 in 's-Graveland.
Died February 26th, 1985 at 74 years old in New Haven.
Herbert M. Shelton
American medical writer (1895–1985).
Born October 6th, 1895 in Wylie.
Died January 1st, 1985 at 89 years old in Bexar County.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 631
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