In the year 1985
559 Notable deaths
Salvador Espriu
Catalan writer.
Born July 10th, 1913 in Santa Coloma de Farners. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 71 years old in Barcelona.
Augusto Rademaker
Brazilian politician and admiral (1905-1985).
Born May 11th, 1905 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 18th, 1985 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Åke Fridell
Actor (1919-1985).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Gävle.
Died August 26th, 1985 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Hilding Rosenberg
Swedish modernist composer (1892-1985).
Died May 19th, 1985 at 92 years old in Västerled. [ref]
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.
Johnny Wilson
American boxer (1893-1985).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Harlem.
Died December 8th, 1985 at 92 years old in Boston.
George K. Arthur
British actor.
Born January 27th, 1899 in Littlehampton.
Died May 30th, 1985 at 86 years old in New York City.
Maya Kristalinskaya
Soviet singer (1932-1985).
Born February 24th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died June 19th, 1985 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Gerhard Stöck
German shot putter and javelin thrower.
Born July 28th, 1911 in Trzcianka.
Died March 29th, 1985 at 73 years old in Hamburg.
Talgat Nigmatulin
Soviet actor.
Born March 5th, 1949 in Kyzyl-Kiya.
Died February 11th, 1985 at 35 years old in Vilnius.
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce