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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
Leatrice Joy
American actress (1893-1985).
Born November 7th, 1893 in New Orleans.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 91 years old in Riverdale (anemia).
Chester Gould
Cartoonist (1900-1985).
Born November 20th, 1900 in Pawnee.
Died May 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in Woodstock (heart failure).
Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
Only son of prince august wilhelm of prussia and his wife princess alexandra victoria of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Potsdam.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Herbert M. Shelton
American medical writer.
Born October 6th, 1895 in Wylie.
Died January 1st, 1985 at 89 years old in Bexar County.
Harald Cramér
Swedish mathematician.
Born September 25th, 1893 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1985 at 92 years old in Oscar Parish.
Evgeny Lifshitz
Soviet physicist (1915-1985).
Born February 21st, 1915 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1985 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dmitry Konstantinovich Belyayev
Russian biologist.
Born July 17th, 1917 in Kostroma.
Died November 14th, 1985 at 68 years old in Novosibirsk.
John Davis Lodge
American politician (1903–1985).
Born October 20th, 1903 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1985 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jules White
Hungarian-born american film director and producer (1900-1985).
Born September 17th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died April 30th, 1985 at 84 years old in Van Nuys (Alzheimer's disease).
John Franklin Enders
American medical researcher (1897-1985).
Born February 10th, 1897 in West Hartford.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 88 years old in Waterford.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 512
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