In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1985 at 74 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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.
Attilio Bettega
Italian rally driver, four-time podium finisher in world rally championship events (1953-1985).
Born February 19th, 1953 in Molveno.
Died May 2nd, 1985 at 32 years old in Zérubia.
Hermann Prieß
German general (1901-1985).
Born May 24th, 1901 in Marnitz.
Died February 2nd, 1985 at 83 years old in Ahrensburg.
Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Australian virologist (1899-1985).
Born September 3rd, 1899 in Traralgon. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1985 at 85 years old in Melbourne (cancer). [ref]
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King