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In the year 1985
580 Notable deaths
Paul Peter Ewald
German physicist (1888–1985).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Berlin.
Died August 22nd, 1985 at 97 years old in Ithaca.
Elias Sarkis
Sixth president of lebanon (1924-1985).
Died June 27th, 1985 at 60 years old in Paris (disease).
Jetta Goudal
Actress.
Born July 12th, 1891 in Amsterdam.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Harry Harvey
American actor (1901-1985).
Born January 10th, 1901 in Indian Territory.
Died November 27th, 1985 at 84 years old in Sylmar.
Ernst Öpik
Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985).
Born October 22nd, 1893 in Kunda.
Died September 10th, 1985 at 91 years old in Bangor.
Helmuth Plessner
German philosopher anad sociologist (1892-1985).
Born September 4th, 1892 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1985 at 92 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Marion Byron
American actress (1911-1985).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Dayton.
Died July 5th, 1985 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Sergei Gerasimov
Film director, screenwriter, actor (1906-1985).
Died November 26th, 1985 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Tadeusz Pełczyński
Polish general (1892–1985).
Born February 14th, 1892 in Warsaw.
Died January 3rd, 1985 at 92 years old in London.
Wolfgang Kieling
German actor (1924–1985).
Born March 16th, 1924 in Neukölln.
Died October 7th, 1985 at 61 years old in Hamburg (cancer).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 580
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan