Deaths in November 1985 explained
The following is a list of notable deaths in November 1985.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
November 1985
1
- Joseph A. Brandt, 86, American academic administrator.
- Joe Fitzgerald, 73, Australian politician, MP (1949–1955).
- Vladimir Gorokhov, 74, Soviet football player and coach.
- Yvonne Hagnauer, 87, French humanitarian.
- Ōuchiyama Heikichi, 59, Japanese sumo wrestler, brain cancer.
- Joe Hewitt, 84, Australian Air Force commander.
- Lev Lyulyev, 77, Soviet artillery designer.
- Rick McGraw, 30, American professional wrestler.[1]
- John Phillips, 75, British Anglican prelate.
- Arnold Pihlak, 83, Estonian footballer.
- Roy L. Riales Sr., 75, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1939–1948).
- John Shaheen, 70, American financier.[2]
- Jaishanker Manilal Shelat, 77, Indian judge.
- Nikolay Shelenkov, 65, Soviet Olympic equestrian (1952, 1956).
- Phil Silvers, 74, American actor (The Phil Silvers Show, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Top Banana).[3]
- O. M. Watts, 84, British master mariner and author.
- Wetzel Whitaker, 77, American filmmaker (Johnny Lingo) and animator (Cinderella, Fantasia)
2
- Margaret Ashley-Towle, 81-83, American archaeologist.
- Don Bragg, 52, American basketball player, heart attack.
- Gloria Brennan, 37, Australian Aboriginal community leader.
- Fred Enke, 88, American football and basketball player and coach.
- Alan Hime, 56, English swimmer.
- Alexander Knight, 61, Australian politician.
- Volodymyr Kubijovyč, 85, Polish-Ukrainian anthropologist and Nazi collaborator.
- William Lummis, 99, British military historian.
- Konrad Morawski, 71, Polish actor.
3
- John Eldridge, 87, British general.
- Robert W. Grow, 90, American general.
- Olav Haug, 69, Norwegian furniture designer.
- Richard D. Kisling, 61, American Air Force airman, chief master sergeant (1971–1973), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Robert P. Knowles, 69, American politician, member of the Wisconsin Senate (1955–1977).
- Gar Moore, 65, American actor.[4]
- Robert Nelson, 65, American football player.
- Phoumi Nosavan, 65, Laotian general, stroke.[5]
- Tan Tong Hye, 71, Singaporean-born Malaysian politician.
- J. M. Wallace-Hadrill, 69, British historian.
4
- Cus D'Amato, 77, American boxing manager and trainer (Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, José Torres), pneumonia.[6]
- Rudolf Fernau, 87, German actor.
- Charley Fusari, 61, Italian-born American boxer, cancer.[7]
- Liam Grainger, 72, Irish footballer.
- James Groppi, 54, American Catholic priest and civil rights activist, brain cancer.[8]
- Ferdinand Kramer, 87, German architect.
- Adonis A. Kyrou, 62, Greek filmmaker.
- George S. Myers, 80, American icthyologist.
- Tony Nicholson, 47, English cricketer
- Line Noro, 85, French actress.
- A. A. Phillips, 85, Australian writer and social commentator, coined "cultural cringe".[9]
- Gale H. Stalker, 95, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1923–1935), arteriosclerosis.[10]
- Hilda Vaughan, 93, Welsh novelist.
- Richard Williams, 54, American trumpeter, kidney cancer.
5
- Arnold Chikobava, 87, Soviet Georgian linguist.
- Jean Théodore Delacour, 95, French-American ornithologist.[11]
- Spencer W. Kimball, 90, American Mormon religious leader, president of the LDS Church (since 1973), peptic ulcer disease.[12]
- Anita Leslie, 70, British author.[13]
- Alexander Lloyd, 2nd Baron Lloyd, 73, British politician.
- Elise Muller, 66, South African writer.
- Horace Strutt, 81, Australian politician.
- William Tweddell, 88, English golfer.
- Ernest Weiss, 59, Canadian Olympic sailor (1968).
6
- Harold Bradley, 73, American college basketball coach.
- Breandán Breathnach, 73, Irish music collector.
- Joel Crothers, 44, American actor, lymphoma.[14]
- Jean Kane Foulke du Pont, 94, American social activist and philanthropist.
- Pike Johnson, 89, American football player.
- Hans Keller, 66, Austrian-born British musicologist.
- Sanjeev Kumar, 47, Indian actor, heart attack.
- Wallace Newman, 84, American football and baseball player and coach.
- Sara Woods, 63, British author.
7
- Joe O'Meara, 78, Australian footballer.
- Parr Tate, 84, Irish parasitologist.
- Alexander Thom, 91, Scottish engineer and archaeoastronomer.
- Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, 86, Swiss agronomist and politician.[15]
- Notable Colombian casualties during the Palace of Justice siege:
- Andrés Almarales, 49-50, guerrilla fighter, suicide.
- Fanny González Franco, 50-51, lawyer, shot.
- Alfonso Jacquin, 32, lawyer and guerrilla fighter, shot.
- Alfonso Patiño Rosselli, 62-63, judge, shot.
- Alfonso Reyes Echandía, 53, jurist, shot.
8
- Lili Bleeker, 88, Dutch physicist and optical instrument designer.
- Günter Busarello, 25, Austrian Olympic wrestler (1980, 1984).
- Nicolas Frantz, 86, Luxembourgish racing cyclist.
- Odd Fredriksen, 64, Norwegian footballer.
- Sir Arthur Gaitskell, 85, British colonial administrator.
- Tullio Grassi, 75, Swiss football player and manager.
- Masten Gregory, 53, American racing driver, heart attack.[16]
- Frank Irwin, 88, Australian footballer.
- Laura Krey, 94, American novelist.
- Renato Mocellini, 56, Italian Olympic bobsledder (1956).
- David E. Williams, 52, American painter, complications from diabetes.
9
- Ludger Alscher, 69, German archaeologist.
- John Conroy, 56, British Olympic field hockey player (1952, 1956).
- Knut Enell, 98, Swedish Olympic fencer (1912, 1920).
- Yakov Fokanov, 85, Soviet general.
- Miriam Ibling, 90, American muralist.
- Herbert Kuhlmann, 70, German-Argentine SS commander and fugitive.
- Lewis Luxton, 75, Australian Olympic rower (1932).
- Mary MacLaren, 85, American actress.[17]
- Marie-Georges Pascal, 39, French actress, suicide.
- Helen Rose, 81, American costume designer.[18]
- Stasys Šačkus, 78, Lithuanian basketball player.
- Bob Steele, 84, Australian cricketer.
- Jan Strube, 93, Dutch painter.
- Peter Sutton, 53, Australian Olympic basketball player (1956).
- L. H. C. Tippett, 83, English statistician, traffic collision.[19]
- Henk van der Linden, 66, Dutch footballer.
10
- Frédéric Braconier, 84, Belgian artist.
- Vida Brest, 60, Yugoslav novelist.
- Milton Burton, 83, American chemist, heart attack.[20]
- Givi Javakhishvili, 72, Soviet Georgian politician, prime minister (1953–1975).
- Ernst Jõesaar, 80, Estonian sculptor.
- Verner Laaksonen, 90, Finnish Olympic runner (1928).
- Billy Lane, 81, English footballer.
- John Moher, 76, Irish politician, TD (1954–1965).
- James Moroka, 94, South African politician.[21]
- Suzy Paine, 39, British economist.
- Len Peto, 93, English-Canadian-American ice hockey executive.
- Olav Sunde, 82, Norwegian Olympic javelin thrower (1928, 1932).
- Branislav Vukosavljević, 56, Yugoslav football player and manager.
- Sir Peveril William-Powlett, 87, British naval officer.
11
- Edgar Cherry, 71, American football player.
- Leopoldo Fernández, 80, Cuban comedian.[22]
- James Hanley, 88, British novelist.
- Archie Jackson, 84, English footballer.
- Roy Lee, 68, American baseball player.
- Pelle Lindbergh, 26, Swedish ice hockey player, traffic collision.[23]
- Henri Médus, 81, French singer.
- Frank Mulroney, 82, American baseball player.
- Gerolamo Quaglia, 83, Brazilian-born Italian Olympic wrestler (1924, 1928).
- Arthur Rothstein, 70, American photographer.[24]
- Leni Schmidt, 78, German Olympic runner (1928).
- Iivari Yrjölä, 86, Finnish Olympic athlete (1924).
12
- Howie Auer, 77, American football player.
- Wattie Barclay, 91, New Zealand rugby player and administrator.
- Anna V. Brown, 70-71, American elder rights activist.
- Willi Dehnkamp, 82, German politician.
- Bill Fallowfield, 71, British rugby coach.
- Vasily Garbuzov, 74, Soviet politician and economist, minister of finance (since 1960).[25]
- Mary Gojack, 49, American politician, member of the Nevada Senate (1974–1978), cancer.[26]
- Hildebrand Gregori, 91, Italian Catholic monk.
- John Keith McBroom Laird, 78, Canadian politician, senator (1967–1982).
- Jarma Lewis, 54, American actress.[27]
- Marcelo Nubla, 87, Filipino lawyer and banking executive.
- Krishnamoorthy Puranik, 74, Indian poet.
- Stanislaw Trabalski, 89, German politician.
- Augie Walsh, 81, American baseball player.
- Dicky Wells, 78, American trombonist, cancer.[28]
13
- Carlos Amado, 60-61, Argentine Olympic rower (1948).
- Richard Amsel, 37, American illustrator, AIDS.[29]
- Trygve Andersen, 76, Norwegian wrestler.
- Emil N. Baar, 94, Austrian-born American jurist.[30]
- Arturo Díaz, 45, Chilean football player and manager.
- Peter Larsen, 81, Danish Olympic wrestler (1936).
- Max Miller, 73, American jazz musician, heart failure.
- William Pereira, 76, American architect, cancer.[31]
- Alexander Pokryshkin, 72, Soviet flying ace.[32]
- George Robert Vincent, 87, American sound recording engineer.
14
- Dmitry Belyayev, 68, Soviet geneticist and zoologist (domesticated silver fox), cancer.
- Alick Bryant, 82, Australian soldier.
- Grace Gregory, 83-84, American set decorator.
- Oscar Harstad, 93, American baseball player.
- Ratnakar Hari Kelkar, 84, Indian translator.
- Wellington Koo, 97, Chinese politician and diplomat, premier (1927) and acting president (1926–1927).[33]
- Lee Mulleneaux, 77, American football player.
- Luke Nelson, 91, American baseball player.
- J. Aird Nesbitt, 78, Canadian businessman.[34]
- John Patrick O'Loughlin, 74, Australian Roman Catholic prelate.
- Emir Rodríguez Monegal, 64, Uruguayan-American literary scholar.[35]
- Armistead I. Selden Jr., 64, American politician and diplomat, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–1969), cancer.[36]
15
- Bill Horrocks, 80, English-born Australian cricketer.
- John Morison Inches, 82, Scottish brewing executive.
- Méret Oppenheim, 72, German-born Swiss artist.[37]
- Dimitar Panov, 83, Bulgarian actor.
- Carlos Spadaro, 83, Argentine footballer.
- Riggs Stephenson, 87, American baseball player.[38]
- David Strub, 88, Liechtensteiner politician.
16
- Ivan Ashtine, 61, Trinidad and Tobago cricketer.
- Ludwig Bertele, 84, German optics constructor.
- Helen Bell Bruton, 87, American artist.
- Stuart Chase, 97, American economist.[39]
- Swami Chidbhavananda, 87, Indian religious scholar.
- Lou Fleischer, 94, American composer.
- Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong, 54, Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate, stomach cancer.
- Walter Jupé, 69, German actor.
- Léon Lampo, 62, Belgian Olympic basketball player (1948).
- Gulshan Nanda, 65-66, Indian novelist and screenwriter.
- Fred Price, 84, English footballer.
- Omayra Sánchez, 13, Colombian child, landslide.[40]
- John Sparkman, 85, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1946–1979) and House of Representatives (1937–1946), heart attack.[41]
17
- J. Amado Araneta, 78, Filipino businessman.
- Michael Birkin, 73, British RAF officer.
- Avgust Černigoj, 87, Yugoslav painter.
- Janet Doe, 90, American librarian.
- Michalis Kaltezas, 15, Greek protestor, shot.
- Prince Karl Alfred of Liechtenstein, 75, Liechtensteiner royal.
- Roger Laroque, 75, New Caledonian politician.
- Lon Nol, 72, Cambodian politician, president (1972–1975), prime minister (1966–1967, 1969–1971).[42]
- Thomas Quiwonkpa, 45, Liberian general, shot.[43]
- Jimmy Ritz, 81, American actor, heart disease.[44]
- Sukat Subandi, 59, Indonesian military officer.
- Gheorghe Ursu, 59, Romanian poet and dissident, beaten.
- Wang Jinzhang, 77-78, Chinese politician.
18
- Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due, 66, Norwegian violinist.
- Andy Bieber, 68, Canadian football player.
- Paul Bixler, 78, American football player and sports coach.
- Harold Gade, 86, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1948–1952).
- Dimitris Gogos, 82, Greek singer.
- Mario Góngora, 70, Chilean historian.
- Orton Sutherland Hintz, 78, New Zealand journalist.
- Masayoshi Ise, 78, Japanese painter.
- Osvaldo Lamborghini, 45, Argentine writer, heart attack.
- Sir Hugh Lucas-Tooth, 82, British politician, MP (1924–1929, 1945–1970).
- Stella Marks, 97, Australian artist.
- Michael Mooney, 55, American Olympic sailor (1948), cancer.[45]
- Yrjö Nikkanen, 70, Finnish Olympic javelin thrower (1936).
- Dmitry Ryabyshev, 91, Soviet general.
- Inger Thorén, 72, Swedish chemical engineer.
- Owen Thuerk, 67, American football player.
19
- Juan Arvizu, 85, Mexican singer.
- Charlie Billington, 58, English footballer.
- Robert Breiter, 76, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1928).
- Damon W. Cooper, 66, American naval admiral.
- Mike Erskine, 71, English motorcycle racer.
- Stepin Fetchit, 83, American actor and comedian, pneumonia.[46]
- Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins, 89, British colonial administrator.
- George H. Mahon, 85, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1979).[47]
- John Mant, 88, Australian solicitor.
- Phil Sarboe, 74, American football player and coach.
- Richard M. Sims Jr., 75, American judge.
- Lall Singh, 75, Indian cricketer.
- Carmen Soler, 61, Paraguayan educator.
- Bob Synnott, 73, American basketball player.
- Douglas Tennant, 78-79, British trade unionist.
20
- Jenny Armstrong, 82, Scottish shepherd and art model.
- Maurice Courteau, 71, Canadian ice hockey player.
- Peggy Feury, 61, American actress, traffic collision.[48]
- Victor Henry, 42, English actor, complications from a traffic collision.
- Henning Klopper, 90, South African politician.
- Harry Pollard, 66, American mathematician.[49]
- Carmen Sánchez, 87, Spanish actress and dancer.
- George Sharpe, 77, Canadian politician.
- Wade Van Valkenburg, 86, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1947–1956).
- Jerzy Ziętek, 84, Polish politician.
21
- Derek Jewell, 57-58, British journalist.
- Ramnath Kenny, 55, Indian cricketer.
- Johannes Marott, 68, Danish actor.
- Ivo Serdar, 51, Croatian actor.
- Philaret Voznesensky, 82, Russian-American Russian Orthodox prelate.[50]
- Mirosława Zakrzewska-Kotula, 52, Polish volleyball and handball player and coach.
22
- Gudolf Blakstad, 92, Norwegian architect.
- Owen Churchill, 89, American Olympic sailor (1932).
- Aaron R. Fisher, 90, American soldier.
- Ruby Gainfort, 95, Austalian academic administrator.
- Tahu Hole, 79, New Zealand journalist.
- Alan Lavery, 81, Australian footballer.
- A. G. Louton, 83, American-South African missionary.
- Richard Milton Martin, 69, American logician.
- Epifanio Méndez Fleitas, 68, Paraguayan politician and banker.
- Robert Newton, 96, Canadian academic administrator.
- Merlo J. Pusey, 83, American biographer, cancer.[51]
- David Rabkin, 36-37, South African anti-apartheid activist, military training accident.
- María Sabina, 91, Mexican poet and curandera.[52]
23
- Manfred Björkquist, 101, Swedish Lutheran prelate.
- Roger Brand, 42, American cartoonist, liver failure.
- Walter Jenkins, 67, American political aide.[53]
- Leonhard Kass, 74, Estonian footballer.
- Heinz Lorenz, 72, German propagandist.
- Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza, 92, Mexican civil engineer.
- Leslie Mitchell, 80, British broadcaster and actor.
- Melville Nimmer, 62, American lawyer, cancer.[54]
- Lupita Pallás, 59, Mexican actress.
- Nina Quartero, 77, American actress.
- Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi, 49, Iranian writer, cirrhosis.
- Sam West, 81, American baseball player.
24
- Sinan Alaağaç, 25, Turkish footballer, heart attack.
- René Barjavel, 74, French author.
- Percy Bice, 70, Australian footballer.
- C. Buddingh', 67, Dutch poet and translator.
- Christina Hole, 88-89, British folklorist.
- Laurence Lafore, 67-68, American historian.
- Josef Miller, 95, German theologian.
- Maurice Podoloff, 95, Russian-born American basketball executive, NBA commissioner (1946–1963).[55]
- George Raynor, 78, English football player and manager.
- Big Joe Turner, 74, American singer ("Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Flip, Flop and Fly", "Corrine, Corrina"), kidney failure.[56]
- John Waddington, 66, South African cricketer.
- Alice Miles Woodruff, 84, American virologist.
25
- Évelyne Cloupet, 85, French Olympic jumper (1928).
- Walther Dahl, 69, German flying ace.
- Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson, 91, British politician, MP (1937–1959).
- José L. Duomarco, 80, Uruguayan physiologist.
- Rebii Erkal, 74, Turkish footballer.
- Geoffrey Grigson, 80, British writer and art critic.
- Franz Hildebrandt, 76, German-British theologian.
- Ray Jablonski, 58, American baseball player.
- Elsa Morante, 73, Italian author.
- Dick Price, 55, American Gestalt therapist, hiking accident.[57]
- Don Stephenson, 50, Canadian football player.
26
- Frank Beaty, 66, American basketball player.
- Emma Marie Birkmaier, 77, German-born American educator, leukemia.
- Sergei Gerasimov, 79, Soviet filmmaker, heart attack.[58]
- Alice Habsburg, 95, Swedish aristocrat.
- Bill Jackson, 67, Irish basketball player.
- Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar, 86, Indian poet.
- Pablo Serrano, 77, Spanish sculptor.
- Monk Sherlock, 81, American baseball player.
- Vivien Thomas, 75, American surgeon, pancreatic cancer.[59]
27
- Peter Bessell, 64, British politician, MP (1964–1970), emphysema.
- Fernand Braudel, 83, French historian.[60]
- Harry Harvey Sr., 84, American actor.
- André Hunebelle, 89, French film director and glassmaker.
- Rendra Karno, 65, Indonesian actor.
- George Opperman, 50, American graphic designer (Atari logo), lung cancer.
28
- Melvin G. deChazeau, 85, American economist.[61]
- Hermann Harm, 91, German SS officer.
- Charlie Kerr, 79, New Zealand cricketer.
- Park Krygger, 87, Australian footballer.
- Chaim Pinchas Lubinsky, 70, Polish-American rabbi.
- Johnny "Blood" McNally, 82, American football player.[62]
- Thomas Megarry, 87, Hong Kong civil servant.
- Mary Aquinas Monaghan, 66, Irish missionary, cancer.
- Red Pearlman, 87, American football player.
- Eyre Saitch, 80, American basketball player.
- Max Saltsman, 64, Canadian politician, MP (1964–1979), liver cancer.
- John P. Shanley, 70, American journalist.
- Jirō Shirasu, 83, Japanese politician.
- Josef Smistik, 80, Austrian footballer.
- A. Lee Smith, 70, American football coach.
- Bernard Zakheim, 87, Polish-born American muralist.[63]
29
- Eduards Andersons, 71, Latvian basketball player.
- Angelo Cattaneo, 84, Italian Olympic cyclist (1928).
- Eric W. Cochrane, 57, American historian.[64]
- Sir Charles Davidson, 88, Australian politician, MP (1946–1963).
- Gaston Féry, 85, French Olympic sprinter (1920, 1924).
- Jack Garland, 77, Northern Irish boxer.
- Gérard Hoarau, 34, Seychellois politician, shot.
- Josef Josten, 72, Czech journalist.
- Thomas Gaetano LoMedico, 81, American sculptor.
- Claes Christian Olrog, 73, Swedish-Argentine ornithologist.
- Bill Scott, 65, American voice actor (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, George of the Jungle), heart attack.[65]
- Chappie Sheppell, 71, American soccer player.
30
- Tom Aikens, 85, Australian politician.
- Marc Aryan, 59, French-Belgian musician, cardiac arrest.
- Vladimir Arzamaskov, 34, Soviet Olympic basketball player (1976).
- Sir Chau Sik-nin, 82, Hong Kong politician and businessman.
- Jim Cutmore, 86, English cricketer.
- Jim Grant, 91, American baseball player.
- Rudolf Schoenert, 74, German flying ace.
- Phil Tucker, 58, American filmmaker (Robot Monster).
- Marie Waife, 93, Russian-born American writer.[66]
- Joseph Zaritsky, 94, Russian-Israeli artist.
Notes and References
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-1985-mcgraw/32795210/ Pro wrestler McGraw found dead
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/04/nyregion/john-m-shaheen-70-chief-of-oil-company.html John M. Shaheen, 70; Chief of Oil Company
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/02/arts/phil-silvers-tv-s-sergeant-bilko-dead-at-73.html PHIL SILVERS, TV'S SERGEANT BILKO, DEAD AT 73
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/11/08/gar-moore-65-actor-in-italy-us/ GAR MOORE, 65, ACTOR IN ITALY, U.S.
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-07-me-3152-story.html Phoumi Nosavan, Former Laotian Military Leader
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/05/sports/cus-d-amato-77-boxing-manager-of-floyd-patterson.html Cus D'Amato, 77; Boxing Manager Of Floyd Patterson
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/11/04/Charley-Fusari-a-former-welterweight-contender-who-fought-Sugar/5046499928400/ Charley Fusari, a former welterweight contender who fought Sugar...
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-05-mn-4337-story.html James Groppi, Ex-Priest, Civil Rights Activist, Dies
- https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/archive/1985/588-december-1985-january-1986-no-77/6559-obituary-for-a-a-phillips-a-man-of-letters-by-john-mclaren Obituary for A.A. Phillips – A man of letters
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/11/13/af3b272d-0cbe-4464-8b9e-c919bcee3c80/ Gale Hamilton Stalker obituary
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/29/world/dr-jean-delacour-95-leading-ornithologist.html Dr. Jean Delacour, 95; Leading Ornithologist
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/06/us/spencer-kimball-dies-at-90-was-mormon-church-leader.html SPENCER KIMBALL DIES AT 90; WAS MORMON CHURCH LEADER
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-09-fi-3655-story.html Books on Churchill Family : British Biographer Anita Leslie Dies
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate-obituary-for-joel-c/117848059/ Soap star Crothers dies of cancer at 44
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-09-fi-3656-story.html Friedrich T. Wahlen, Former Swiss Leader
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-obituary-for-masten-grego/45859807/ Retired Driver Dies
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-11-me-3885-story.html Silent Screen Actress Mary MacLaren Dies
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/11/11/Helen-Rose-an-Oscar-winning-costume-designer-who-dressed-some/8975500533200/ Helen Rose, an Oscar-winning costume designer who dressed some...
- https://academic.oup.com/jrsssa/article/149/1/44/7106154 Obituary: L.H.C. Tippett, 1902–1985
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-milton-burton-obi/28961262/ Milton Burton, retired N.D. professor, dies
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/09/world/james-moroka-dead-a-south-african-rebel.html JAMES MOROKA DEAD: A SOUTH AFRICAN REBEL
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/11/12/OBITUARIES/1271500619600/ Leopoldo Fernandez obituary
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/15/sports/flyers-remember-lindbergh.html FLYERS REMEMBER LINDBERGH
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/17/nyregion/friends-of-arthur-rothstein-recall-the-craftsman-and-the-mentor.html FRIENDS OF ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN RECALL THE CRAFTSMAN AND THE MENTOR
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/14/world/vasily-garbuzov-dead-at-74-long-soviet-finance-minister.html VASILY GARBUZOV DEAD AT 74; LONG SOVIET FINANCE MINISTER
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/11/13/OBITUARIES/3810500706000/ Mary Gojack obituary
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/11/15/Former-film-actress-Jarma-Lewis-Bensinger-who-became-active/3832500878800/ Former film actress Jarma Lewis Bensinger, who became active...
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/14/arts/dicky-wells-78-dies-trombonist-with-basie.html Dicky Wells, 78, Dies; Trombonist With Basie
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-richard-amsel/53674874/ Richard Amsel, 37
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/13/nyregion/emil-n-baar-94-justice-and-leader-of-reform-judaism.html EMIL N. BAAR, 94, JUSTICE AND LEADER OF REFORM JUDAISM
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/15/arts/william-l-pereira-architect-a-specialist-in-planned-cities.html WILLIAM L. PEREIRA, ARCHITECT; A SPECIALIST IN PLANNED CITIES
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-16-fi-3043-story.html Downed 59 German Planes : Pokryshkin, Soviet Air Ace, Dies at 72
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/16/world/vk-wellington-koo-dies-a-former-premier-of-chine.html V.K. WELLINGTON KOO DIES; A FORMER PREMIER OF CHINA
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-obituary-for-j-a-nesbitt/50312229/ J. A. Nesbitt set fashion for Ogilvy's
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/19/arts/e-rodriguez-monegal.html E. RODRIGUEZ MONEGAL
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/16/us/armistead-i-selden-jr-dies-ex-congressman-of-alabama.html Armistead I. Selden Jr. Dies Ex-Congressman of Alabama
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-16-fi-3040-story.html Meret Oppenheim; Surreal Sculptor
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/11/16/ex-cub-star-stephenson-dies-at-87/ EX-CUB STAR STEPHENSON DIES AT 87
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/17/nyregion/stuart-chase-97-coined-phrase-a-new-dea.html STUART CHASE, 97; COINED PHRASE 'A NEW DEAL'
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/17/world/trapped-girl-13-dies.html TRAPPED GIRL, 13, DIES
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/17/us/john-sparkman-85-ex-senator-dies.html JOHN SPARKMAN, 85, EX-SENATOR, DIES
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/18/world/lon-nol-72-dies-led-cambodia-in-early-1970-s.html LON NOL, 72, DIES; LED CAMBODIA IN EARLY 1970'S
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-16-mn-2771-story.html Liberian Troops Kill Leader of Attempted Coup
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/21/arts/jimmy-ritz-comic-dies-at-81.html Jimmy Ritz, Comic, Dies at 81
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/11/20/michael-mooney-55-former-editor-for-harpers-author-of-8-books-dies/734b26d1-aa3e-44a6-9045-6e77f60b415b/ Michael Mooney, 55, Former Editor For Harper's, Author of 8 Books, Dies
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-20-mn-7848-story.html Stepin Fetchit, Noted Black Movie Comic of ‘30s, Dies
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/11/20/ex-appropriations-chief-george-h-mahon-dies/36dcac26-c813-4f3f-b58d-35e6722679a0/ Ex-Appropriations Chief George H. Mahon Dies
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/26/arts/peggy-feury.html PEGGY FEURY
- https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1985CeMec..37..349S In Memoriam Professor Harry Pollard 1919–1985
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/23/nyregion/primate-of-80000-member-russian-church-dies.html PRIMATE OF 80,000-MEMBER RUSSIAN CHURCH DIES
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/24/us/merlo-j-pusey-dies-justice-s-biographer-won-a-pulitzer-prize.html Merlo J. Pusey Dies; Justice's Biographer Won a Pulitzer Prize
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-01-sp-5709-story.html Maria Sabina, 97; ‘Hallucinogenic Mushroom Queen’
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/26/us/walter-w-jenkins-top-aide-to-johnson-in-the-white-house.html WALTER W. JENKINS, TOP AIDE TO JOHNSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/27/us/melville-b-nimmer-62-dies-expert-on-law-of-copywright.html MELVILLE B. NIMMER, 62, DIES; EXPERT ON LAW OF COPYWRIGHT
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/26/sports/maurice-podoloff-dead-at-95-was-first-nba-president.html MAURICE PODOLOFF DEAD AT 95, WAS FIRST N.B.A. PRESIDENT
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/25/arts/big-joe-turner-singer-dead.html BIG JOE TURNER, SINGER, DEAD
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/30/us/richard-price-is-dead-at-55-helped-found-esalen-center.html Richard Price Is Dead at 55; Helped Found Esalen Center
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/30/arts/sergei-gerasimov-79-soviet-film-director.html Sergei Gerasimov, 79; Soviet Film Director
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-vivien-thomas-obit/92412871/?locale=en-US Vivien Thomas, pioneer in surgical research, dies
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/29/arts/fernand-braudel-dead-at-83-french-historian-and-author.html FERNAND BRAUDEL DEAD AT 83; FRENCH HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/01/nyregion/melvin-de-chazeau-85-dies-former-economist-at-cornell.html MELVIN DE CHAZEAU, 85, DIES; FORMER ECONOMIST AT CORNELL
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-11-30-sp-9603-story.html Johnny (Blood) McNally, Former Halfback for Green Bay, Dies at 82 in Palm Springs
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-obituary-for/55132451/ Bernard B. Zakheim
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/12/03/u-of-c-history-prof-eric-w-cochrane-57/ U. OF C. HISTORY PROF ERIC W. COCHRANE, 57
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/02/arts/bill-scott-writer-and-voice-for-rocky-and-his-friends.html Bill Scott, Writer and Voice For 'Rocky and His Friends'
- https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/03/arts/marie-waife.html MARIE WAIFE