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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
Cemal Reşit Rey
Turkish pianist and composer.
Born October 25th, 1904 in Jerusalem.
Died October 7th, 1985 at 80 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Willem Visser 't Hooft
Dutch theologian.
Born September 20th, 1900 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1985 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Talgat Nigmatulin
Soviet actor.
Born March 5th, 1949 in Kyzyl-Kiya.
Died February 11th, 1985 at 35 years old in Vilnius.
Margarete Schön
German actress (1895-1985).
Born April 7th, 1895 in Magdeburg.
Died December 26th, 1985 at 90 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Eva Bowring
American politician (1892-1985).
Born January 9th, 1892 in Nevada.
Died January 8th, 1985 at 92 years old in Gordon.
Maya Kristalinskaya
Soviet singer (1932-1985).
Born February 24th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died June 19th, 1985 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
George K. Arthur
Actor (1899-1985).
Born January 27th, 1899 in Littlehampton. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1985 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Viorica Ursuleac
Romanian operatic soprano (1894-1985).
Born March 26th, 1894 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1985 at 91 years old in Ehrwald. [ref]
Inger Hagerup
Norwegian poet and playwright.
Born April 12th, 1905 in Bergen. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1985 at 79 years old in Fredrikstad.
Riccardo Bacchelli
Italian writer.
Born April 19th, 1891 in Bologna. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1985 at 94 years old in Monza. [ref]
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