In the year 1985
512 Notable deaths
Louis Hayward
British actor born in south africa.
Born March 19th, 1909 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1985 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
George Pólya
Hungarian mathematician.
Born December 13th, 1887 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1985 at 97 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Sam Ervin
United states senator and jurist.
Born September 27th, 1896 in Morganton.
Died April 23rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Winston-Salem (pulmonary emphysema).
Tancredo Neves
Brazilian politician (1910-1985).
Born March 4th, 1910 in São João del Rei. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1985 at 75 years old in São Paulo (infectious disease). [ref]
Henry Hathaway
American film director and producer (1898-1985).
Born March 13th, 1898 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1985 at 86 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stefan Bellof
German racing driver.
Born November 20th, 1957 in Giessen.
Died September 1st, 1985 at 27 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit.
Wolfgang Reitherman
American animator.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 75 years old in Burbank (traffic collision). [ref]
Pelle Lindbergh
Swedish ice hockey goaltender (1959-1985).
Born May 24th, 1959 in Stockholm.
Died November 11th, 1985 at 26 years old in New Jersey (traffic collision).
Sam Spiegel
American film producer (1901–1985).
Born November 11th, 1901 in Jarosław.
Died December 31st, 1985 at 84 years old in Saint Martin. [ref]
Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
Pakistani diplomat (1893-1985).
Born February 6th, 1893 in Sialkot.
Died September 1st, 1985 at 92 years old in Lahore.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 512
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson