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In the year 1985
540 Notable deaths
Kirill Moskalenko
Soviet military commander (1902-1985).
Born May 11th, 1902 in Hryshyne.
Died June 17th, 1985 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Vicente Saldivar
Mexican boxer.
Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).
Roger Sessions
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985).
Born December 28th, 1896 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Anagarika Govinda
Founder of a buddhist order.
Born May 17th, 1898 in Waldheim.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 86 years old in Mill Valley.
Harry Catterick
English footballer and manager (1919-1985).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Darlington.
Died March 9th, 1985 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Ernest Nagel
American philosopher (1901-1985).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 83 years old in New York City.
Hua Luogeng
Chinese mathematician (1910-1985).
Born November 12th, 1910 in Jintan District.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Phil Karlson
American film director.
Born July 2nd, 1908 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1985 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Vasyl Stus
Ukrainian poet, publicist and dissident.
Born January 6th, 1938 in Rakhnivka. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1985 at 47 years old in Perm-36. [ref]
Vladimir Jankélévitch
French philosopher.
Born August 31st, 1903 in Bourges. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1985 at 81 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
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