Page 7: Famous Deaths Happened In 1985
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Dec 17 Otto Gotsche, writer, dies in the year 1985.
Dec 18 On this day in history death of xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet (b. 1916)
Dec 22 D. Boon, American singer and guitarist (The Minutemen) (b. 1958) died in the year 1985.
Dec 23 James Vance (20) & Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages died on this day in history.
Dec 25 George Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66 in the year 1985.
Dec 26 Dian Fossey, zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), murdered at 53 died on this day in history.
Dec 27 Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda died on this day in history.
Dec 31 Alexander Matheson, cricketer (2 wickets/2 Tests for NZ 1930-31), dies on this day in history.