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In the year 1985
559 Notable deaths
Adriaan Paulen
Dutch athlete and president of the iaaf (1902-1985).
Born October 12th, 1902 in Haarlem.
Died May 9th, 1985 at 82 years old in Eindhoven.
Elga Brink
German actress (1895-1985).
Born April 2nd, 1895 in Waidmannslust. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1985 at 90 years old in Hamburg.
Hans Croon
Dutch football manager (1936-1985).
Born May 25th, 1936 in Malang.
Died February 5th, 1985 at 48 years old in Rotterdam (traffic collision).
Rudolf Gnägi
Member of the swiss federal council (1917-1985).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Schwadernau.
Died April 20th, 1985 at 67 years old in Spiegel.
Nikolai Gulayev
Soviet aviator (1918–1985).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Aksay.
Died September 27th, 1985 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Emerson Spencer
Athletics competitor (1906–1985).
Born October 14th, 1906 in San Francisco.
Died May 15th, 1985 at 78 years old in Palo Alto.
Pete Desjardins
American diver.
Born April 10th, 1907 in St-Pierre-Jolys.
Died May 6th, 1985 at 78 years old in Miami.
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.
Karl Zischek
Austrian footballer (1910-1985).
Born August 28th, 1910 in Austria-Hungary.
Died October 6th, 1985 at 75 years old
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