In the year 1985
559 Notable deaths
Victor Capesius
Concentration camp pharmacist, nazi war criminal (1907–1985).
Born February 7th, 1907 in Miercurea Sibiului.
Died March 20th, 1985 at 78 years old in Göppingen.
Monroe Beardsley
American philosopher.
Born December 10th, 1915 in Bridgeport.
Died October 18th, 1985 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Gaston Rébuffat
French mountaineer.
Born May 7th, 1921 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1985 at 64 years old in Bobigny (cancer).
Werner Schröer
German world war ii fighter pilot (1918–1985).
Born February 12th, 1918 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died February 10th, 1985 at 66 years old in Ottobrunn.
Eugene Lyons
20th-century american journalist and writer.
Born July 1st, 1898 in Uzliany.
Died January 7th, 1985 at 86 years old in New York City.
Iosif Shklovsky
Soviet astronomer.
Born July 1st, 1916 in Hlukhiv.
Died March 3rd, 1985 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Alí Primera
Venezuelan musician (1941–1985).
Born October 31st, 1941 in Coro.
Died February 16th, 1985 at 43 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).
Penn Nouth
Cambodian prime minister.
Born April 1st, 1906 in Phnom Penh.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Paris.
Tatiana Proskouriakoff
American mayanist scholar (1909-1985).
Born January 23rd, 1909 in Tomsk.
Died August 30th, 1985 at 76 years old in Watertown (Alzheimer's disease).
D. J. Opperman
South african poet (1914–1985).
Born September 29th, 1914 in Dannhauser.
Died September 22nd, 1985 at 70 years old in Stellenbosch. [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson