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In the year 1985
559 Notable deaths
Tahar Ben Ammar
Tunisian politician (1889-1985).
Born November 25th, 1889 in Tunis.
Died May 10th, 1985 at 95 years old in Tunis.
Žarko Jovanović
Serbian romani musician, songwriter, activist.
Born December 26th, 1925 in Belgrade.
Died March 25th, 1985 at 59 years old in Paris.
Alois Carigiet
Swiss artist (1902-1985).
Born August 30th, 1902 in Trun.
Died August 1st, 1985 at 82 years old in Trun. [ref]
Antonino Votto
Italian operatic conductor (1896–1985).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Piacenza.
Died September 9th, 1985 at 88 years old in Milan.
Jacques Ferron
Playwright working in quebec.
Born January 20th, 1921 in Louiseville.
Died April 22nd, 1985 at 64 years old in Saint-Lambert (myocardial infarction).
Ferdinand Alquié
French philosopher (1906-1985).
Born December 18th, 1906 in Carcassonne.
Died February 28th, 1985 at 78 years old in Montpellier.
Stasys Raštikis
General of the lithuanian army (1896–1985).
Born September 13th, 1896 in Kuršėnai.
Died May 3rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexican diplomat and judge (1894-1985).
Born August 19th, 1894 in Zamora de Hidalgo.
Died September 9th, 1985 at 91 years old in Mexico City.
Maurice Anthony Biot
Belgian-american aeronautical engineer.
Born May 25th, 1905 in Antwerp.
Died September 12th, 1985 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
William Stevenson
Athlete (1900–1985).
Born October 25th, 1900 in Chicago.
Died April 2nd, 1985 at 84 years old in Fort Myers.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 559
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe