In the year 1985
579 Notable deaths
Eugene Lyons
20th-century american journalist and writer.
Born July 1st, 1898 in Uzliany.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 86 years old in New York City.
Iosif Shklovsky
Soviet astronomer.
Born July 1st, 1916 in Hlukhiv.
Died March 3rd, 1985 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Alí Primera
Venezuelan musician (1941–1985).
Born October 31st, 1941 in Coro.
Died February 16th, 1985 at 43 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).
Penn Nouth
Cambodian prime minister (1906–1985).
Born April 1st, 1906 in Phnom Penh.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Châtenay-Malabry.
Tatiana Proskouriakoff
American mayanist scholar (1909-1985).
Born January 23rd, 1909 in Tomsk.
Died August 30th, 1985 at 76 years old in Watertown (Alzheimer's disease).
D. J. Opperman
South african poet (1914–1985).
Born September 29th, 1914 in Dannhauser.
Died September 22nd, 1985 at 70 years old in Stellenbosch. [ref]
Fred Uhlman
German-english writer, painter and lawyer of jewish origin (1901-1985).
Born January 19th, 1901 in Stuttgart.
Died April 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in London.
Gohar Mamajiwala
Indian actress (1910–1985).
Born November 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Died September 28th, 1985 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Claudio Cassinelli
Italian actor (1938–1985).
Born September 29th, 1938 in Bologna.
Died July 13th, 1985 at 46 years old in Page (aircraft crash).
Paul Peter Ewald
German physicist (1888–1985).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Berlin.
Died August 22nd, 1985 at 97 years old in Ithaca.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 579
As soon as you’ll realize it was a gift, you’ll be free. Maxime Lagacé