The 1980s

1985

Attilio Bettega, Italian race car driver (born 1951)

Attilio Luigi Antonio Bettega was an Italian rally driver.

Attilio Bettega, Italian race car driver (born 1951)

1985

Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1909)

Larry Clinton was an American musician, best known as a trumpeter who became a prominent American bandleader and arranger.

Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1909)

1985

Fikri Sönmez, Turkish tailor and politician (born 1938)

Fikri Sönmez was a Turkish communist politician, who served as the mayor of Fatsa district of Ordu Province between 1979 and 1980.

Fikri Sönmez, Turkish tailor and politician (born 1938)

1985

Clarence Wiseman, English-Canadian 10th General of The Salvation Army (born 1907)

Clarence Dexter Wiseman, was the tenth General of The Salvation Army from 1974 to 1977.

Clarence Wiseman, English-Canadian 10th General of The Salvation Army (born 1907)

1985

Denise Robins, English journalist and author (born 1897)

Denise Robins was a prolific English romantic novelist and the first President of the Romantic Novelists' Association (1960–1966). She wrote under her first married name and under …

Denise Robins, English journalist and author (born 1897)

1985

Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed the Bailey bridge (born 1901)

Sir Donald Coleman Bailey, OBE was an English civil engineer who invented the Bailey bridge. Field Marshal Montgomery is recorded as saying that "without the Bailey bridge, we shou…

Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed the Bailey bridge (born 1901)

1985

Robert Halperin, American yachtsman (born 1908)

Robert Sherman "Bob" Halperin, nicknamed "Buck", was an American business executive, decorated WWII naval officer and Star class yacht racer, who became an Olympic bronze medalist …

Robert Halperin, American yachtsman (born 1908)

1985

Karl Marx, German conductor and composer (born 1897)

Karl Julius Marx was a German composer and music teacher.

Karl Marx, German conductor and composer (born 1897)

1985

Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (born 1918)

Theodore Sturgeon was an American author of primarily fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as a critic. He wrote approximately 400 reviews and more than 120 short stories,…

Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (born 1918)

1985

Dolph Sweet, American actor (born 1920)

Adolphus Jean Sweet was an American actor credited with nearly 60 television and film roles and more than 50 roles in stage productions, including performances on Broadway. He ofte…

Dolph Sweet, American actor (born 1920)

1985

Edmond O'Brien, American actor and director (born 1915)

Eamon Joseph O'Brien, known professionally as Edmond O'Brien, was an American actor of stage, screen, and television, and film director. His career spanned almost 40 years, and he …

Edmond O'Brien, American actor and director (born 1915)

1985

Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (born 1900)

Chester Gould was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977, incorporating numerous colorful and mo…

Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (born 1900)

1985

Leatrice Joy, American actress (born 1893)

Leatrice Joy was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era.

Leatrice Joy, American actress (born 1893)

1985

Richard Ellmann, American literary critic and biographer (born 1918)

Richard David Ellmann, FBA, was an American literary critic and biographer of the Irish writers James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats. He won the U.S. National Book Aw…

Richard Ellmann, American literary critic and biographer (born 1918)

1985

Jackie Curtis, American actress and writer (born 1947)

Jackie Curtis was an American underground actor, singer, and playwright best known as a Warhol superstar. Primarily a stage actor in New York City, Curtis performed as a man and al…

Jackie Curtis, American actress and writer (born 1947)

1985

Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (born 1910)

Abe Burrows was an American writer, composer, humorist, director for radio and the stage, and librettist for Broadway musicals. His versatile career in radio, Broadway, and televis…

Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (born 1910)

1985

Margaret Hamilton, American actress (born 1902)

Margaret Brainard Hamilton was an American character actress, vaudevillian and educator, whose fifty-year career in entertainment spanned theater, film, radio and television. She o…

Margaret Hamilton, American actress (born 1902)

1985

Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (born 1901)

Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet was a French painter and sculptor of the École de Paris. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so-called "low art" and eschewed traditional s…

Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (born 1901)

1985

Maqbular Rahman Sarkar, Bangladeshi academic (born 1928)

Maqbular Rahman Sarkar, popularly known as M. R. Sarkar, was a Bangladeshi academic who served as the tenth vice-chancellor of the University of Rajshahi.

Maqbular Rahman Sarkar, Bangladeshi academic (born 1928)

1985

Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (born 1909)

Wolfgang Reitherman, also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German-American animator, director and producer. As a member of the "Nine Old Men" at Walt Disney…

Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (born 1909)

1985

Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (born 1921)

Gaston Rébuffat was a French alpinist, mountain guide, and author. He is well known as a member of the first expedition to summit Annapurna 1 in 1950 and the first man to climb all…

Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer and author (born 1921)

1985

Richard Greene, English actor and soldier (born 1918)

Richard Marius Joseph Greene was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the lo…

Richard Greene, English actor and soldier (born 1918)

1985

Klaudia Taev, Estonian opera singer and educator (born 1906)

Klaudia Taev was an Estonian vocal pedagogue.

Klaudia Taev, Estonian opera singer and educator (born 1906)

1985

Khan Bahadur Abdul Hakim, Bangladeshi mathematician (born 1905)

Khan Bahadur Abdul Hakim CIE was a Bangladeshi educationist, mathematician and writer. He was the former Dhaka Division school inspector. He was awarded both Khan Sahib and Khan Ba…

Khan Bahadur Abdul Hakim, Bangladeshi mathematician (born 1905)