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In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
Jacques de Lacretelle
French novelist.
Born July 14th, 1888 in Château de Cormatin. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1985 at 96 years old in Paris. [ref]
Kit Klein
American speed skater.
Born March 28th, 1910 in Buffalo.
Died April 13th, 1985 at 75 years old in Holmes Beach.
Ferdinand Adams
Belgian footballer (1903-1992).
Born May 3rd, 1903 in Antwerp.
Died December 25th, 1985 at 82 years old in Anderlecht.
Carmen Barth
Boxer (1912-1985).
Born September 13th, 1912 in Cleveland.
Died September 17th, 1985 at 73 years old in Lorain.
Taizo Kawamoto
Japanese association football player.
Born January 17th, 1914 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 71 years old in Osaka Prefecture (stomach cancer).
Helene Engelmann
Austrian skater.
Born February 9th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died August 1st, 1985 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Antonio Tovar Llorente
Spanish historian and linguist (1911-1985).
Born May 17th, 1911 in Valladolid. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1985 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Maria Knebel
Soviet actor (1898-1985).
Born May 18th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died June 1st, 1985 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Jee Yong-ju
Amateur boxer from south korea (1948-1985).
Born December 19th, 1948 in Wonju.
Died August 25th, 1985 at 36 years old in Wonju.
Victor Vicas
French film director.
Born March 25th, 1918 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1985 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 512
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