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In the year 1985
580 Notable deaths
Alfredo Foni
Italian footballer (1911-1985).
Born January 20th, 1911 in Udine.
Died January 28th, 1985 at 74 years old in Lugano.
Germaine Krull
German photographer (1897–1985).
Born November 29th, 1897 in Poznań.
Died July 31st, 1985 at 87 years old in Wetzlar.
Aksel Airo
Finnish army general (1898–1985).
Born February 14th, 1898 in Turku. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1985 at 87 years old in Heinola.
Paulette Nardal
French journalist (1896-1985).
Born October 12th, 1896 in Saint-Pierre, Le François. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Fort-de-France. [ref]
Paul Harteck
German chemist.
Born July 20th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died January 22nd, 1985 at 82 years old in Santa Barbara.
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]
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]
Marc Aryan
French / belgian / armenian singer, songwriter, musician, music producer (1926–1985).
Born November 14th, 1926 in Valence.
Died November 30th, 1985 at 59 years old in Ohain.
Haruo Remeliik
President of palau (1933-1985).
Born June 1st, 1933 in Peleliu.
Died June 30th, 1985 at 52 years old in Koror (deliberate murder).
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).
Deaths 281 to 290 of 580
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou