| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Ferhat Abbas |
Head of State |
24-Oct-1899 |
23-Dec-1985 |
President of Algeria, 1962-63 |
| Dawn Addams |
Actor |
21-Sep-1930 |
7-May-1985 |
A King in New York |
| Edward Andrews |
Actor |
9-Oct-1914 |
8-Mar-1985 |
Sixteen Candles |
| Evelyn Ankers |
Actor |
17-Aug-1918 |
29-Aug-1985 |
Captive Wild Woman |
| Laura Ashley |
Fashion Designer |
7-Sep-1925 |
17-Sep-1985 |
Welsh designer |
| Anne Baxter |
Actor |
7-May-1923 |
12-Dec-1985 |
The Razor's Edge |
| James Beard |
Chef |
5-May-1903 |
23-Jan-1985 |
First prominent TV chef |
| Julian Beck |
Actor |
31-May-1925 |
14-Sep-1985 |
Rev. Kane in Poltergeist II |
| László Bíró |
Inventor |
29-Sep-1899 |
24-Oct-1985 |
Ballpoint pen |
| Eugene Carson Blake |
Religion |
7-Nov-1906 |
31-Jul-1985 |
General Secretary, World Council of Churches, 1966-74 |
| Hector Boiardi |
Chef |
22-Oct-1897 |
21-Jun-1985 |
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee |
| Heinrich Böll |
Novelist |
21-Dec-1917 |
16-Jul-1985 |
The Train Was On Time |
| W. A. Boyle |
Labor Leader |
1-Dec-1904 |
31-May-1985 |
UMW President, 1963-72 |
| Scott Brady |
Actor |
13-Sep-1924 |
16-Apr-1985 |
Dancin' Kid in Johnny Guitar |
| Louise Brooks |
Actor |
14-Nov-1906 |
8-Aug-1985 |
Pandora's Box |
| George Brown |
Politician |
2-Sep-1914 |
2-Jun-1985 |
UK Foreign Secretary, 1966-68 |
| Arthur Bryant |
Historian |
18-Feb-1899 |
2-Jan-1985 |
Biographer of Samuel Pepys |
| Yul Brynner |
Actor |
11-Jul-1920 |
10-Oct-1985 |
The King and I |
| Joseph Buloff |
Actor |
20-Jan-1899 |
27-Feb-1985 |
Yiddish stage actor |
| Hugh Burden |
Actor |
3-Apr-1913 |
17-May-1985 |
Funeral in Berlin |
| Frank Macfarlane Burnet |
Scientist |
3-Sep-1899 |
31-Aug-1985 |
Acquired immunological tolerance |
| Forbes Burnham |
Head of State |
20-Feb-1923 |
6-Aug-1985 |
President of Guyana, 1980-85 |
| Abe Burrows |
Playwright |
18-Dec-1910 |
17-May-1985 |
Co-Author, Guys and Dolls |
| Edward Buzzell |
Film Director |
13-Nov-1900 |
11-Jan-1985 |
At the Circus |
| Italo Calvino |
Author |
15-Oct-1923 |
18-Sep-1985 |
Se una notte d'inverno un viaggatore |
| Paul Castellano |
Criminal |
20-Jun-1915 |
16-Dec-1985 |
Gambino crime boss |
| Marc Chagall |
Artist |
7-Jul-1887 |
28-Mar-1985 |
I and the Village |
| George Chandler |
Actor |
30-Jun-1898 |
10-Jun-1985 |
Uncle Petrie on Lassie |
| James Hadley Chase |
Novelist |
24-Dec-1906 |
6-Feb-1985 |
No Orchids for Miss Blandish |
| Konstantin Chernenko |
Head of State |
24-Sep-1911 |
10-Mar-1985 |
Soviet General Secretary, 1984-85 |
| Ina Claire |
Actor |
15-Oct-1893 |
21-Feb-1985 |
Ninotchka |
| Kenny Clarke |
Drummer |
9-Jan-1914 |
26-Jan-1985 |
Droppin' Bombs |
| Lester Cole |
Screenwriter |
19-Jun-1904 |
15-Aug-1985 |
Born Free |
| J. Fred Coots |
Songwriter |
2-May-1897 |
8-Apr-1985 |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town |
| James Craig |
Actor |
4-Feb-1912 |
28-Jun-1985 |
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes |
| Nicholas L. Deak |
Business |
8-Oct-1905 |
18-Nov-1985 |
Deak-Perera |
| Selma Diamond |
Actor |
5-Aug-1920 |
13-May-1985 |
Selma Hacker on Night Court |
| John F. Enders |
Scientist |
10-Feb-1897 |
8-Sep-1985 |
Cultured the polio virus |
| Tage Erlander |
Head of State |
13-Jun-1901 |
21-Jun-1985 |
Prime Minister of Sweden, 1946-69 |
| Sam Ervin |
Politician |
27-Sep-1896 |
23-Apr-1985 |
US Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74 |
| Paul Peter Ewald |
Physicist |
23-Jan-1888 |
22-Aug-1985 |
X-Ray crystallographer |
| Frank Faylen |
Actor |
8-Dec-1905 |
2-Aug-1985 |
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis |
| Stepin Fetchit |
Actor |
30-May-1902 |
19-Nov-1985 |
Professional black stereotype |
| Bruno de Finetti |
Mathematician |
13-Jun-1906 |
20-Jul-1985 |
Subjective probability |
| Paul J. Flory |
Chemist |
19-Jun-1910 |
9-Sep-1985 |
Studied polymers |
| Dian Fossey |
Anthropologist |
16-Jan-1932 |
26-Dec-1985 |
Gorillas in the Mist |
| Connie Gilchrist |
Actor |
17-Jul-1895 |
3-Mar-1985 |
Character actress |
| Ruth Gordon |
Actor |
30-Oct-1896 |
28-Aug-1985 |
Rosemary's Baby |
| Chester Gould |
Cartoonist |
20-Nov-1900 |
11-May-1985 |
Creator of Dick Tracy |
| Robert Graves |
Poet |
24-Jul-1895 |
7-Dec-1985 |
I, Claudius |
| Richard Greene |
Actor |
25-Aug-1918 |
1-Jun-1985 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood |
| Grayson Hall |
Actor |
18-Sep-1922 |
7-Aug-1985 |
The Night of the Iguana |
| Margaret Hamilton |
Actor |
9-Dec-1902 |
16-May-1985 |
Wicked Witch of the West |
| Patricia Roberts Harris |
Government |
31-May-1924 |
23-Mar-1985 |
Cabinet Secretary under Jimmy Carter |
| Theresa Harris |
Actor |
31-Dec-1906 |
8-Oct-1985 |
Baby Face |
| Henry Hathaway |
Film Director |
13-Mar-1898 |
11-Feb-1985 |
The Sons of Katie Elder |
| Richard Haydn |
Actor |
10-Mar-1905 |
25-Apr-1985 |
The Sound of Music |
| Louis Hayward |
Actor |
19-Mar-1909 |
21-Feb-1985 |
The Man in the Iron Mask |
| Jesse Hibbs |
Film Director |
11-Jan-1906 |
4-Feb-1985 |
To Hell and Back |
| Enver Hoxha |
Head of State |
16-Oct-1908 |
11-Apr-1985 |
Ruler of Albania, 1944-85 |
| Rock Hudson |
Actor |
17-Nov-1925 |
2-Oct-1985 |
Ice Station Zebra |
| Isabel Jeans |
Actor |
16-Sep-1891 |
4-Sep-1985 |
Easy Virtue |
| Walter W. Jenkins |
Government |
23-Mar-1918 |
23-Nov-1985 |
LBJ assistant, outed in gay sex scandal |
| Paul B. Johnson, Jr. |
Politician |
23-Jan-1916 |
14-Oct-1985 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1964-68 |
| Leatrice Joy |
Actor |
7-Nov-1893 |
13-May-1985 |
The Ace of Hearts |
| Phil Karlson |
Film Director |
2-Jul-1908 |
12-Dec-1985 |
Walking Tall |
| Leon Klinghoffer |
Victim |
24-Sep-1916 |
7-Oct-1985 |
Shot and thrown overboard by terrorists |
| Tjalling C. Koopmans |
Economist |
28-Aug-1910 |
26-Feb-1985 |
Linear programming |
| Simon Kuznets |
Economist |
30-Apr-1901 |
8-Jul-1985 |
National Income and Its Composition |
| Kay Kyser |
Musician |
18-Jun-1897 |
23-Jul-1985 |
The Ol' Professor, eleven #1 records |
| Philip Larkin |
Poet |
9-Aug-1922 |
2-Dec-1985 |
The Whitsun Weddings |
| Blair Lee III |
Politician |
19-May-1916 |
25-Oct-1985 |
Governor of Maryland, 1977-79 |
| Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. |
Politician |
5-Jul-1902 |
27-Feb-1985 |
Ambassador, Massachusetts Senator |
| John Davis Lodge |
Politician |
20-Oct-1903 |
29-Oct-1985 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1951-55 |
| Eugene Lyons |
Author |
1-Jul-1898 |
1985 |
Anti-Communist Editor of American Mercury |
| Albert Maltz |
Playwright |
28-Oct-1908 |
26-Apr-1985 |
One of the Hollywood Ten |
| Margo |
Actor |
10-May-1917 |
17-Jul-1985 |
Lost Horizon |
| Roger Maris |
Baseball |
10-Sep-1934 |
14-Dec-1985 |
Broke Babe Ruth's home run record |
| J. Willard Marriott |
Business |
17-Sep-1900 |
13-Aug-1985 |
Founded the Marriott hotel chain |
| Marion Martin |
Actor |
7-Jun-1908 |
13-Aug-1985 |
Boom Town |
| John Blood McNally |
Football |
27-Nov-1903 |
28-Nov-1985 |
The Vagabond Halfback |
| Ana Mendieta |
Performance Artist |
18-Nov-1948 |
8-Sep-1985 |
Feminist performance artist |
| Arnold Miller |
Labor Leader |
25-Apr-1923 |
12-Jul-1985 |
UMW President, 1972-79 |
| Marvin Miller |
Actor |
18-Jul-1913 |
8-Feb-1985 |
Michael Anthony on The Millionaire |
| Irving Mills |
Musician |
16-Jan-1894 |
21-Apr-1985 |
Songwriter, music scout, raconteur |
| Matt Monro |
Singer |
1-Dec-1930 |
7-Feb-1985 |
Born Free |
| Ricky Nelson |
Musician |
8-May-1940 |
31-Dec-1985 |
I'm Walkin' |
| Lloyd Nolan |
Actor |
11-Aug-1902 |
27-Sep-1985 |
Dr. Chegley on Julia |
| Edmond O'Brien |
Actor |
10-Sep-1915 |
9-May-1985 |
The Great Imposter |
| George O'Brien |
Actor |
19-Apr-1899 |
4-Sep-1985 |
Sunrise |
| J. Pat O'Malley |
Actor |
15-Mar-1904 |
27-Feb-1985 |
Harry Burns on My Favorite Martian |
| Johnny Olson |
Game Show Host |
22-May-1910 |
12-Oct-1985 |
Announcer for What's My Line, etc. |
| Ernst J. Öpik |
Astronomer |
23-Oct-1893 |
10-Sep-1985 |
Andromeda Nebula |
| Meret Oppenheim |
Artist |
6-Oct-1911 |
15-Nov-1985 |
Fur-covered teacup |
| Frank Oppenheimer |
Physicist |
14-Aug-1912 |
3-Feb-1985 |
Founder of the Exploratorium |
| Eugene Ormandy |
Conductor |
18-Nov-1899 |
12-Mar-1985 |
Music Director, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-80 |
| Harold Peary |
Actor |
25-Jul-1908 |
30-Mar-1985 |
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve |
| William L. Pfeiffer |
Politician |
29-May-1907 |
22-Jul-1985 |
Congressman from New York, 1949-51 |
| Rodney R. Porter |
Scientist |
8-Oct-1917 |
6-Sep-1985 |
Chemical structure of antibodies |
| Noel Purcell |
Actor |
23-Dec-1900 |
3-Mar-1985 |
The Rising of the Moon |
| Michael Redgrave |
Actor |
20-Mar-1908 |
21-Mar-1985 |
Mourning Becomes Electra |
| Wolfgang Reitherman |
Film Director |
26-Jun-1909 |
22-May-1985 |
Jungle Book |
| Charles Richter |
Scientist |
26-Apr-1900 |
30-Sep-1985 |
Groundbreaking seismologist |
| Nelson Riddle |
Composer |
1-Jun-1921 |
6-Oct-1985 |
Bandleader, orchestral arranger |
| Kathleen Ryan |
Actor |
8-Dec-1922 |
11-Nov-1985 |
The Sound of Fury |
| Bill Scott |
Actor |
2-Aug-1920 |
29-Nov-1985 |
Voice of Bullwinkle Moose, Dudley Do-Right |
| Alexander Scourby |
Actor |
13-Nov-1913 |
22-Feb-1985 |
Stage, radio, and film actor |
| Frank J. Selke |
Hockey |
7-May-1893 |
3-Jul-1985 |
Montreal Canadiens GM, 1946-64 |
| Roger Sessions |
Composer |
28-Dec-1896 |
16-Mar-1985 |
Concerto for Orchestra |
| Mickey Shaughnessy |
Actor |
5-Aug-1920 |
23-Jul-1985 |
Jailhouse Rock |
| Allan Shivers |
Politician |
5-Oct-1907 |
14-Jan-1985 |
Governor of Texas, 1949-57 |
| Iosif S. Shklovskii |
Astronomer |
1-Jul-1916 |
3-Mar-1985 |
Synchrotron radiation of the Crab Nebula |
| Eddie Shore |
Hockey |
25-Nov-1902 |
16-Mar-1985 |
Boston Bruins, Hall of Famer |
| Simone Signoret |
Actor |
25-Mar-1921 |
30-Sep-1985 |
Ship of Fools |
| Phil Silvers |
Actor |
11-May-1911 |
1-Nov-1985 |
You're in the Army Now |
| Zoot Sims |
Jazz Musician |
29-Oct-1925 |
23-Mar-1985 |
Tenor and soprano saxophonist |
| Kent Smith |
Actor |
19-Mar-1907 |
23-Apr-1985 |
Cat People |
| John W. Snyder |
Government |
21-Jun-1895 |
8-Oct-1985 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1946-53 |
| Gale Sondergaard |
Actor |
15-Feb-1899 |
14-Aug-1985 |
Anthony Adverse |
| John J. Sparkman |
Politician |
20-Dec-1899 |
16-Nov-1985 |
US Senator from Alabama, 1946-79 |
| Sam Spiegel |
Film/TV Producer |
11-Nov-1901 |
31-Dec-1985 |
Lawrence of Arabia |
| William E. Stevenson |
Diplomat |
25-Oct-1900 |
2-Apr-1985 |
US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1962-64 |
| Douglas Stewart |
Playwright |
6-May-1913 |
14-Feb-1985 |
Fire in the Snow |
| Potter Stewart |
Judge |
23-Jan-1915 |
7-Dec-1985 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1958-81 |
| Theodore Sturgeon |
Author |
26-Feb-1918 |
8-May-1985 |
More Than Human |
| Dolph Sweet |
Actor |
18-Jul-1920 |
8-May-1985 |
Chief Carl Kanisky on Gimme a Break! |
| Mahmoud Muhammad Taha |
Religion |
c. 1909 |
18-Jan-1985 |
Progressive Islamic theologian |
| Burr Tillstrom |
Performance Artist |
13-Oct-1917 |
6-Dec-1985 |
Puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie |
| Michael Trubshawe |
Actor |
7-Dec-1905 |
21-Mar-1985 |
The Guns of Navarone |
| Big Joe Turner |
Singer |
18-May-1911 |
24-Nov-1985 |
The Boss of the Blues |
| Lynd Ward |
Engraver |
26-Jun-1905 |
28-Jun-1985 |
Gods' Man |
| Carol Wayne |
Actor |
6-Sep-1942 |
13-Jan-1985 |
Art Fern's Tea-Time Movie Lady |
| Robert Welch |
Activist |
1-Dec-1899 |
6-Jan-1985 |
Founder, John Birch Society |
| Orson Welles |
Actor |
6-May-1915 |
10-Oct-1985 |
Citizen Kane |
| Dan White |
Assassin |
2-Sep-1946 |
21-Oct-1985 |
Assassinated George Moscone and Harvey Milk |
| E. B. White |
Author |
11-Jul-1899 |
01-Oct-1985 |
Charlotte's Web |
| Cootie Williams |
Jazz Musician |
10-Jul-1910 |
15-Sep-1985 |
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra |
| Grant Williams |
Actor |
18-Aug-1930 |
28-Jul-1985 |
The Incredible Shrinking Man |
| Ricky Wilson |
Guitarist |
19-Mar-1953 |
12-Oct-1985 |
Guitarist for the B-52's |
| Robert W. Woodruff |
Business |
6-Dec-1889 |
7-Mar-1985 |
President of Coca-Cola, 1923-54 |
| Donald R. Wright |
Judge |
2-Feb-1907 |
21-Mar-1985 |
California Chief Justice, 1970-77 |
| Efrem Zimbalist |
Violinist |
9-Apr-1889 |
22-Feb-1985 |
Russian-American violinist |
