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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
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.
Jetta Goudal
Actress.
Born July 12th, 1891 in Amsterdam.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Alí Primera
Venezuelan musician.
Born October 31st, 1942 in Coro.
Died February 16th, 1985 at 42 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).
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).
Marion Byron
American actress (1911-1985).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Dayton. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1985 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Helmuth Plessner
German philosopher anad sociologist (1892-1985).
Born September 4th, 1892 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1985 at 92 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Ernst Öpik
Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist.
Born October 22nd, 1893 in Kunda. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1985 at 91 years old in Bangor. [ref]
Pablo Serrano
Spanish artist (1908-1985).
Born March 10th, 1908 in Crivillén. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1985 at 77 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Wolfgang Kieling
German actor (1924-1985).
Born March 16th, 1924 in Neukölln.
Died October 7th, 1985 at 61 years old in Hamburg (cancer).
Alfredo Foni
Italian footballer (1911-1985).
Born January 20th, 1911 in Udine.
Died January 28th, 1985 at 74 years old in Lugano.
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