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In the year 1985
579 Notable deaths
Andreas Gruentzig
German surgeon.
Born June 25th, 1939 in Dresden.
Died October 27th, 1985 at 46 years old in Forsyth.
Heinz Hoffmann
German politician (sed) (1910-1985).
Born November 28th, 1910 in Mannheim.
Died December 2nd, 1985 at 75 years old (heart failure).
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]
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]
Philip M. Morse
American physicist.
Born August 6th, 1903 in Shreveport.
Died September 5th, 1985 at 82 years old in Concord.
Hans Keller
Austrian-british musician and writer (1919–1985).
Born March 11th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died November 6th, 1985 at 66 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Gábor Szegő
Hungarian mathematician.
Born January 20th, 1895 in Kunhegyes.
Died August 7th, 1985 at 90 years old in Palo Alto.
Shiva Naipaul
Trinidad and tobago writer (1945–1985).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Port of Spain.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 40 years old in London Borough of Camden (traffic collision).
Morrie Ryskind
American activist and entertainer (1895-1985).
Born October 20th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died August 24th, 1985 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C..
Afet İnan
Turkish sociologist (1908–1985).
Born November 29th, 1908 in Salonica vilayet.
Died June 8th, 1985 at 76 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling