In the year 1985
558 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.
Ronnie Rooke
English association footballer and manager (1911-1985).
Born December 7th, 1911 in Guildford.
Died June 9th, 1985 at 73 years old in Bedford (lung cancer).
Fredy Perlman
American author, publisher, professor, and activist.
Born August 20th, 1934 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1985 at 50 years old in Detroit (perioperative mortality).
Karl Menger
Austrian mathematician (1902-1985).
Born January 13th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died October 5th, 1985 at 83 years old in Highland Park.
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]
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.
Roger Sessions
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985).
Born December 28th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died March 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Princeton.
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.
Bruno de Finetti
Italian statistician (1906–1985).
Born June 13th, 1906 in Innsbruck.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Rome.
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