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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
Anton Karas
Austrian musician.
Born July 7th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died January 10th, 1985 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Julia Hall Browman Robinson
American mathematician and doctor.
Born December 8th, 1919 in St. Louis.
Died July 30th, 1985 at 65 years old in California (leukemia).
Alister Hardy
British marine biologist.
Born February 10th, 1896 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 89 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Vladimir Vetrov
Soviet spy for france (1932-1985).
Born October 10th, 1932 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1985 at 52 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Theresa Harris
American actress (1906-1985).
Born December 31st, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 78 years old in Inglewood.
Tjalling Koopmans
Dutch american economist.
Born August 28th, 1910 in 's-Graveland. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1985 at 74 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Alexander Pokryshkin
Soviet aviator (1913-1985).
Born March 19th, 1913 in Novosibirsk.
Died November 13th, 1985 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Thomas Townsend Brown
American physicist.
Born March 18th, 1905 in Zanesville.
Died October 27th, 1985 at 80 years old in Avalon.
Isabel Jeans
Actress (1891-1985).
Born September 16th, 1891 in London. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1985 at 93 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Ina Claire
American stage and film actress (1893-1985).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1985 at 91 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 512
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir