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In the year 1985
579 Notable deaths
Marion Martin
American actress (1909-1985).
Born June 7th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter.
Born July 10th, 1911 in Mobile. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1985 at 74 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Dane Rudhyar
French-born american author, composer, and humanistic astrologer (1895–1985).
Born March 23rd, 1895 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1985 at 90 years old in San Francisco.
Phil Karlson
American film director.
Born July 2nd, 1908 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1985 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Helen MacInnes
20th-century scottish-american author.
Born October 7th, 1907 in Glasgow.
Died September 30th, 1985 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Anagarika Govinda
Founder of a buddhist order.
Born May 17th, 1898 in Waldheim.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 86 years old in Mill Valley.
Ronnie Rooke
English association footballer and manager (1911-1985).
Born December 7th, 1911 in Guildford.
Died June 9th, 1985 at 73 years old in Bedford (lung cancer).
Fredy Perlman
American author, publisher, professor, and activist.
Born August 20th, 1934 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1985 at 50 years old in Detroit (perioperative mortality).
Karl Menger
Austrian mathematician (1902-1985).
Born January 13th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died October 5th, 1985 at 83 years old in Highland Park.
Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Australian virologist (1899-1985).
Born September 3rd, 1899 in Traralgon. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1985 at 85 years old in Melbourne (cancer). [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius