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In the year 1985

512 Notable deaths

Jack Medica

American swimmer.

Born October 5th, 1914 in Seattle.

Died April 15th, 1985 at 70 years old in Carson City.

Árpád Szenes

Hungarian-french painter (1897-1985).

Born May 6th, 1897 in Budapest. [ref]

Died January 16th, 1985 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]

Tom Richards

British long-distance runner.

Born March 15th, 1910 in Cwmbran.

Died January 19th, 1985 at 74 years old in London. [ref]

Yaeko Nogami

Japanese writer.

Born May 6th, 1885 in Usuki.

Died March 30th, 1985 at 99 years old

Maurice Roy

Catholic cardinal (1905-1985).

Born January 25th, 1905 in Quebec City. [ref]

Died October 24th, 1985 at 80 years old in Quebec City. [ref]

Matti Järvinen

Athletics competitor (1909-1985).

Born February 18th, 1909 in Tampere.

Died July 22nd, 1985 at 76 years old in Helsinki.

Gustav Jaenecke

German tennis player.

Born May 22nd, 1908 in Charlottenburg.

Died May 30th, 1985 at 77 years old in Bonn.

Saiza Nabarawi

Egyptian journalist.

Born May 24th, 1897 in Cairo.

Died February 24th, 1985 at 87 years old

José Gomes Ferreira

Portuguese poet.

Born July 9th, 1900 in Porto.

Died February 8th, 1985 at 84 years old [ref]

Dinara Asanova

Film director (1942-1985).

Born November 24th, 1942 in Bishkek.

Died April 4th, 1985 at 42 years old in Murmansk.

Deaths 371 to 380 of 512

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