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In the year 1985
559 Notable deaths
Fred Uhlman
German-english writer, painter and lawyer of jewish origin (1901-1985).
Born January 19th, 1901 in Stuttgart.
Died April 11th, 1985 at 84 years old in London.
Gohar Mamajiwala
Indian actress (1910–1985).
Born November 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Died September 28th, 1985 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Claudio Cassinelli
Italian actor (1938–1985).
Born September 29th, 1938 in Bologna.
Died July 13th, 1985 at 46 years old in Page (aircraft crash).
Paul Peter Ewald
German physicist (1888–1985).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Berlin.
Died August 22nd, 1985 at 97 years old in Ithaca.
Elias Sarkis
Sixth president of lebanon (1924-1985).
Died June 27th, 1985 at 60 years old in Paris (disease).
Jetta Goudal
Actress.
Born July 12th, 1891 in Amsterdam.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Harry Harvey
American actor (1901-1985).
Born January 10th, 1901 in Indian Territory.
Died November 27th, 1985 at 84 years old in Sylmar.
Ernst Öpik
Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985).
Born October 22nd, 1893 in Kunda.
Died September 10th, 1985 at 91 years old in Bangor.
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]
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]
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy