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In the year 1985
580 Notable deaths
Leo Freisinger
Speed skater.
Born February 7th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died August 29th, 1985 at 69 years old in Mission Viejo.
Milan Stojanović
Serbian footballer.
Born December 28th, 1911 in Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Died June 18th, 1985 at 73 years old
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
Ernest Chambers
Cyclist (1907–1985).
Born April 7th, 1907 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died January 29th, 1985 at 77 years old in Worthing.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 580
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