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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
André Bjerke
Norwegian writer and poet.
Born January 30th, 1918 in Christiania.
Died January 10th, 1985 at 66 years old in Oslo.
Andy Stanfield
American athletics competitor (1927–85).
Born December 29th, 1927 in Washington, D.C..
Died June 15th, 1985 at 57 years old in Livingston.
Hilding Rosenberg
Swedish modernist composer (1892-1985).
Died May 19th, 1985 at 92 years old in Västerled. [ref]
Carlos Mota Pinto
Portuguese politician (1936-1985).
Born July 25th, 1936 in Pombal.
Died May 7th, 1985 at 48 years old in Coimbra (myocardial infarction).
Reuben Goodstein
British mathematician (1912-1985).
Born December 15th, 1912 in London.
Died March 8th, 1985 at 72 years old in Leicester.
Pierre-Paul Grassé
French zoologist (1895-1985).
Born November 27th, 1895 in Périgueux. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1985 at 89 years old in Carlux. [ref]
Gerhard Stöck
German shot putter and javelin thrower.
Born July 28th, 1911 in Trzcianka.
Died March 29th, 1985 at 73 years old in Hamburg.
Åke Fridell
Actor (1919-1985).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Gävle.
Died August 26th, 1985 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Tatsuzō Ishikawa
Japanese writer (1905-1985).
Born July 2nd, 1905 in Yokote.
Died January 31st, 1985 at 79 years old in Tokyo Kyosai Hospital.
Leo Weisgerber
German linguist (1899-1985).
Born February 25th, 1899 in Metz. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1985 at 86 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 512
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid