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In the year 1985
559 Notable deaths
Nazlı Ecevit
Turkish painter (1900–1985).
Born January 4th, 1900 in Istanbul.
Died August 14th, 1985 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Kit Klein
American speed skater.
Born March 28th, 1910 in Buffalo.
Died April 13th, 1985 at 75 years old in Holmes Beach.
Taizo Kawamoto
Japanese association football player and manager (1914–1985).
Born January 17th, 1914 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 71 years old in Osaka Prefecture (stomach cancer).
Carmen Barth
Boxer (1912-1985).
Born September 13th, 1912 in Cleveland.
Died September 17th, 1985 at 73 years old in Lorain.
Victor Vicas
French film director.
Born March 25th, 1918 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1985 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Rodney Robert Porter
English biochemist and nobel laureate (1917-1985).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died September 6th, 1985 at 67 years old in Winchester (traffic collision).
Vicenç Sasot
Spanish association football player (1918-1985).
Born January 21st, 1918 in Peñalba.
Died April 12th, 1985 at 67 years old in Barcelona.
Rudolf Fernau
Actor (1898–1985).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Munich.
Died November 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Munich.
Angela Vode
Yugoslavian political and human rights activist (1892-1985).
Born January 5th, 1892 in Ljubljana.
Died May 5th, 1985 at 93 years old in Ljubljana.
Helene Engelmann
Austrian skater (1898–1985).
Born February 9th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died August 1st, 1985 at 87 years old in Purkersdorf.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 559
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