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In the year 1985
558 Notable deaths
William Pereira
American architect (1909-1985).
Born April 25th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died November 13th, 1985 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
William Lyons
Co-founder of jaguar cars.
Born September 4th, 1901 in Blackpool.
Died February 8th, 1985 at 83 years old in Royal Leamington Spa.
John Brisker
American basketball player.
Born June 15th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died May 29th, 1985 at 37 years old in Uganda.
Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
(1912-1985); only son of prince august wilhelm of prussia and princess alexandra victoria of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Potsdam.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Gabriel Elorde
Filipino boxer.
Born March 25th, 1935 in Bogo.
Died January 2nd, 1985 at 49 years old in Quezon City (lung cancer).
Chester Gould
American cartoonist (1900–1985).
Born November 20th, 1900 in Pawnee.
Died May 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in Woodstock (heart failure).
Mary Kenneth Keller
First american woman to receive a phd in computer science (1913-1985); simultaneously with irving tang first american to receive phd in computer science, nun.
Born December 17th, 1913 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1985 at 71 years old in Dubuque.
Ina Claire
American stage and film actress (1893-1985).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 21st, 1985 at 91 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Julia Hall Bowman Robinson
American mathematician (1919–1985).
Born December 8th, 1919 in St. Louis.
Died July 30th, 1985 at 65 years old in Berkeley (leukemia).
Leatrice Joy
American actress (1893-1985).
Born November 7th, 1893 in New Orleans.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 91 years old in Riverdale (anemia).
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