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In the year 1985
540 Notable deaths
Infanta Isabel Alfonsa of Spain
Spanish and bourbon-two sicilian royal (1904-1985).
Born October 16th, 1904 in Madrid.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 80 years old in Madrid.
Helen MacInnes
20th-century scottish-american author.
Born October 7th, 1907 in Glasgow.
Died September 30th, 1985 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Floyd Crosby
American cinematographer (1899-1985).
Born December 12th, 1899 in West Philadelphia.
Died September 30th, 1985 at 85 years old in Ojai.
Zarifa Aliyeva
Azerbaijani ophthalmologist (1923-1985).
Born April 28th, 1923 in Sharur District.
Died April 15th, 1985 at 61 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Dane Rudhyar
French-born american author, composer, and humanistic astrologer.
Born March 23rd, 1895 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1985 at 90 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
German general in world war ii.
Born April 25th, 1891 in Speyer.
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 94 years old in Siegen.
Karl Menger
Austrian mathematician (1902-1985).
Born January 13th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1985 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Bruno de Finetti
Italian statistician (1906–1985).
Born June 13th, 1906 in Innsbruck.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Rome.
Saunders Lewis
Welsh writer and politician (1893-1985).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Wallasey.
Died September 1st, 1985 at 91 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
Marion Martin
American actress (1909-1985).
Born June 7th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 540
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes