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Jirō Shirasu
1902–1985
businessperson, politician, entrepreneur
Official cause
gastric ulcer
Max Saltsman
1921–1985
politician, business manager, assistant professor
Official cause
liver cancer
John P. Shanley
1915–1985
journalist
Official cause
cancer
Vivien Thomas
1910–1985
physician, cardiac surgeon
Official cause
pancreatic cancer
Elsa Morante
1912–1985
writer, poet, novelist
Official cause
myocardial infarction
René Barjavel
1911–1985
journalist, novelist, screenwriter
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Joel Crothers
1941–1985
actor, stage actor, television actor
Official cause
death from AIDS-related complications
Jean Théodore Delacour
1890–1985
ornithologist, zoologist, naturalist
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Cus D'Amato
1908–1985
boxer, boxing trainer, boxing manager
Official cause
pneumonia
Richard Williams
1931–1985
jazz trumpeter, trumpeter, jazz musician
Official cause
kidney cancer
Phil Silvers
1911–1985
comedian, stage actor, television actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
John H. Michaelis
1912–1985
military personnel
Official cause
cardioplegia
Nikos Engonopoulos
1907–1985
painter, poet, writer
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Kirby Grant
1911–1985
actor, musician, rancher
Official cause
traffic collision
Charles Douglas-Home
1937–1985
journalist
Official cause
cancer
Alice Roberts
1906–1985
actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Benjamin Moloise
1955–1985
poet, writer
Official cause
hanging to death
Orson Welles
1915–1985
film director, actor, screenwriter
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Yul Brynner
1920–1985
film actor, television director, photographer
Official cause
lung cancer
John Kameaaloha Almeida
1897–1985
musician, banjoist, mandolinist
Official cause
arteriosclerosis
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
1905–1985
politician, military personnel
Official cause
stroke
Clive Sullivan
1943–1985
rugby league player, rugby union player
Official cause
liver cancer
Noah Mozes
1912–1985
journalist, newspaper editor, agronomist
Official cause
traffic collision
Wolfgang Kieling
1924–1985
dub actor, film actor, stage actor
Official cause
cancer