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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
Fred Åkerström
Swedish musician and singer.
Born January 27th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died August 9th, 1985 at 48 years old in Karlskrona.
Sergei Gerasimov
Film director, screenwriter, actor (1906-1985).
Died November 26th, 1985 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Marc Aryan
French / belgian / armenian singer, songwriter, musician, music producer.
Born November 14th, 1926 in Valence.
Died November 30th, 1985 at 59 years old in Ohain. [ref]
Yona Wallach
Israeli poet (1944–1985).
Born June 10th, 1944 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1985 at 41 years old in Kiryat Ono (breast cancer).
Wolfgang Abendroth
German polticial scientist and jurist (1906–1985).
Born May 2nd, 1906 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1985 at 79 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Tadeusz Pełczyński
Polish general.
Born February 14th, 1892 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1985 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Jan de Quay
38th prime minister of the netherlands (1901-1985).
Born August 26th, 1901 in 's-Hertogenbosch. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1985 at 83 years old in Beers. [ref]
Aksel Airo
Finish army general.
Born February 14th, 1898 in Turku. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1985 at 87 years old in Heinola.
Ludo Coeck
Belgian association football player (1955-1985).
Born September 25th, 1955 in Berchem.
Died October 9th, 1985 at 30 years old in Edegem (traffic collision).
D. J. Opperman
South african poet.
Born September 29th, 1914 in Dannhauser. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1985 at 70 years old in Stellenbosch. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 512
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown