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In the year 1985
580 Notable deaths
John Conroy
British field hockey player.
Born November 27th, 1928 in Nagpur.
Died November 9th, 1985 at 56 years old in Liverpool.
Rein de Waal
Field hockey player (1904–1985).
Born November 24th, 1904 in Amsterdam.
Died May 31st, 1985 at 80 years old in Amsterdam.
Hans Eckstein
German water polo player (1908–1985).
Born December 15th, 1908 in Leipzig.
Died March 15th, 1985 at 76 years old in Leipzig.
Nicolas Hoydonckx
Belgian footballer (1900-1985).
Born December 29th, 1900 in Zolder.
Died February 4th, 1985 at 84 years old in Hasselt.
Salvador Cardona
Spanish road bicycle racer (1901–1985).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Alfauir.
Died January 15th, 1985 at 84 years old in Pau.
Zenon Stefaniuk
Polish boxer.
Born July 8th, 1930 in Wojnów, Masovian Voivodeship.
Died July 10th, 1985 at 55 years old in Katowice.
Josef Klapuch
Czechoslovak wrestler (1906–1985).
Born February 10th, 1906 in Zbyslavice. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Gaston Féry
French sprinter (1900-1985).
Born April 24th, 1900 in Longwy. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1985 at 85 years old in Paimpol. [ref]
Krystyna Ankwicz
Polish actress (1907-1985).
Born April 4th, 1907 in Lviv. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1985 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Edgar Reinhardt
German handball player (1914-1985).
Born May 21st, 1914 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died January 11th, 1985 at 70 years old in Pforzheim.
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