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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
Elsa Morante
Italian novelist.
Born August 18th, 1912 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1985 at 73 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Maltz
American writer (1908-1985).
Born October 28th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1985 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Harry Hopman
Australian tennis player (1906-1985).
Born August 12th, 1906 in Sydney.
Died December 27th, 1985 at 79 years old in Largo.
Mary Kenneth Keller
First american woman to receive a phd in computer science (1913-1985).
Born December 17th, 1913 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1985 at 71 years old in Dubuque.
Annette Hanshaw
American singer.
Born October 18th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died March 13th, 1985 at 83 years old in New York City (cancer).
Johanna Wolf
Secretary to adolf hitler.
Born June 1st, 1900 in Munich.
Died June 5th, 1985 at 85 years old in Munich.
Bongi Makeba
South african musician (1950-1985).
Born December 20th, 1950 in Pretoria.
Died March 17th, 1985 at 34 years old in Conakry (parturition).
George Murdock
American anthropologist.
Born May 11th, 1897 in Meriden.
Died March 29th, 1985 at 87 years old in Devon.
Hedley Bull
Australian academic (1932-1985).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Sydney. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1985 at 52 years old in Oxford (cancer). [ref]
Alvah Bessie
American politician (1904-1985).
Born June 4th, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1985 at 81 years old in Terra Linda. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 512
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid