In the year 1985
558 Notable deaths
Kay Kyser
American bandleader, actor (1905-1985).
Born June 18th, 1905 in Rocky Mount. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1985 at 80 years old in Chapel Hill (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jo Jones
American jazz drummer (1911–1985).
Born October 11th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died September 3rd, 1985 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
James Craig
Actor (1912-1985).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Nashville.
Died June 28th, 1985 at 73 years old in Santa Ana (lung cancer).
Efrem Zimbalist
Violinist, composer, teacher, conductor.
Born April 21st, 1889 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 95 years old in Reno. [ref]
André Kertész
Hungarian photographer (1894–1985).
Born February 7th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1985 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Patricia Roberts Harris
American politician and diplomat (1924-1985).
Born May 31st, 1924 in Mattoon.
Died March 23rd, 1985 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer, breast cancer).
David Purley
British racing driver.
Born January 26th, 1945 in Bognor Regis.
Died July 2nd, 1985 at 40 years old in Bognor Regis (aviation accident).
George O'Brien
American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in f. w. murnau's 1927 film sunrise: a song of two humans.
Born April 19th, 1899 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1985 at 86 years old in Tulsa (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Axel Springer
German mass media owner.
Born May 2nd, 1912 in Altona. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1985 at 73 years old in West Berlin.
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Politician, statesman and philanthropist and the first prime minister of mauritius (1900-1985).
Born September 19th, 1900 in Flacq District.
Died December 15th, 1985 at 85 years old in Port Louis.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 558
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown