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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
René Barjavel
French writer.
Born January 24th, 1911 in Nyons. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1985 at 74 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stephen Knight
British author.
Born September 26th, 1951 in Hainault.
Died July 25th, 1985 at 33 years old in Carradale (brain cancer).
George Raynor
English footballer and manager (1907-1985).
Born January 13th, 1907 in Wombwell.
Died November 24th, 1985 at 78 years old in Derbyshire.
Robert L. Surtees
American cinematographer (1906-1985).
Born August 9th, 1906 in Covington. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1985 at 78 years old in Monterey. [ref]
Abe Lenstra
Dutch footballer (1920-1985).
Born November 27th, 1920 in Heerenveen. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1985 at 64 years old in Heerenveen. [ref]
Tapio Wirkkala
Finnish designer and sculptor (1915-1985).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Hanko. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1985 at 69 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Paul Smith
American film composer, violinist, conductor (1906–1985).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Houghton County.
Died January 25th, 1985 at 78 years old in Glendale (Alzheimer's disease).
Andreas Gruentzig
German surgeon.
Born June 25th, 1939 in Dresden.
Died October 27th, 1985 at 46 years old in Forsyth.
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
Bulgarian princess (1898-1985).
Born January 5th, 1898 in Sofia.
Died October 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Friedrichshafen.
Ruth Orkin
American photographer and filmmaker (1921-1985).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Boston. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1985 at 63 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 512
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman