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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 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.

January 1985

1

• William Ernest Bowman, 73, English writer and engineer.
• Sigerson Clifford, 71, Irish poet and playwright.
• Herb Coleman, 61, American football player.
• Aristos Constantinou, 40, Cypriot-British fashion designer (Ariella), shot.
• Raoul Pene Du Bois, 70, American costume designer and set designer, stroke. ^[1]
• Herbert Hambleton, 88, British footballer and soldier.
• Bill Henry, 60, American basketball player.
• Rodolfo Mayer, 74, Brazilian actor.
• Jim Milburn, 65, English footballer.
• Hermann Reutter, 84, German pianist and composer.
• Alice B. Russell, 95, American actress and film producer.
• Herbert M. Shelton, 89, American alternative medicine advocate, Parkinson's disease.
• Cecile Vashaw, 75, American composer.
• Jakob Vogt, 82, German Olympic weightlifter (1928).
• Vladimir Weisberg, 60, Soviet painter.

2

• Sir Basil Bartlett, 79, British actor and screenwriter.
• Robert E. Cushman Jr., 70, American general and CIA official, heart attack. ^[2]
• Jacques de Lacretelle, 96, French novelist.
• Gabriel Elorde, 49, Filipino boxer, lung cancer. ^[3]
• Ted Jefferies, 76, American football player and coach.
• Clarence John Laughlin, 79, American photographer. ^[4]

3

• Lucien Cailliet, 93, French-American composer.
• Eckhard Christian, 77, German general.
• Norbert Hougardy, 75, Belgian politician.
• Bodil Joensen, 40, Danish pornographic actress, cirrhosis.
• Thomas Herbert Johnson, 82, American bibliographer.
• René Le Roy, 86, French flutist.
• Tadeusz Pełczyński, 92, Polish general.
• Bryna Raeburn, 69, American actress.
• Bahram Sadeghi, 47, Iranian novelist and poet.

4

• Michael Ala, 61, Vanuatuan politician.
• William Moore Benidickson, 73, Canadian politician.
• Allan Lister Samuel Brown, 67, Canadian politician.
• Victor Delhez, 82, Belgian-Argentine woodcarver.
• Harry Haywood, 86, American political activist.
• Sir Brian Horrocks, 89, British general and Olympic athlete (1924). ^[5]
• David Dene Martin, 32, American convicted murderer, execution by electric chair. ^[6]
• Lovro von Matačić, 85, Yugoslav Croatian conductor and composer.
• Russell Page, 78, British landscape architect, cancer. ^[7]
• Lloyd Sealy, 68, American police officer and federal agent, heart attack. ^[8]
• Wim Bos Verschuur, 80, Surinamese politician.

5

• Sadie Aitken, 79, Scottish theatre manager.
• Norberto Anido, 51, Argentine footballer.
• William Gidley Emmett, 97, British educationalist and industrial chemist.
• Sir Arthur John Grattan-Bellew, 81, Irish colonial administrator.
• John Paxton, 73, American screenwriter, emphysema.
• Franjo Punčec, 71, Yugoslav tennis player.
• Alexis Rannit, 70, Estonian-American poet, heart attack. ^[9]
• Robert Surtees, 78, American cinematographer ( Ben-Hur ). ^[10]
• Richard H. Thompson, 81, American philatelist.
• Matilde Urrutia, 73, Chilean memoirist.
• Raymonde Vincent, 76, French writer.

6

• Mary Bastian, 36-37, Sri Lankan priest and human rights activist, shot.
• Elsy Blom-Wirz, 69, Swiss sculptor.
• Margaret Digby, 82, British writer.
• Helen Phillips Levin, 60, American disability rights advocate, respiratory disease. ^[11]
• Lloyd Miller, 69, Australian triple jumper.
• Cornelius Osgood, 79, American anthropologist, heart attack. ^[12]
• Robert W. Welch Jr., 85, American political organizer (John Birch Society). ^[13]

7

• Edith Batten, 79, British educationalist and welfare worker.
• Billy Brown, 84, English footballer.
• Ruth Godfrey, 62, American actress, COPD.
• Johnny Guarnieri, 67, American pianist, heart attack. ^[14]
• Esther Hill, 89, Canadian architect.
• Charles Evans Hughes III, 69, American architect. ^[15]
• Ian Hugo, 86, American filmmaker.
• Vladimir Kokkinaki, 80, Soviet test pilot. ^[16]
• Johann Ludwig, 81, German footballer.
• Eugene Lyons, 86, Russian-born American journalist. ^[17]
• Albert McInroy, 83, English footballer.
• Barbara Myerhoff, 49, American anthropologist and filmmaker, lung cancer. ^[18]
• Will Oursler, 71, American author. ^[19]
• José Maria Pedroto, 56, Portuguese football player and manager, cancer.
• Lev Tsipursky, 55, Soviet Olympic cyclist (1952).
• Jules Vandooren, 76, French footballer.
• Zbysław Zając, 51, Polish racing cyclist and Olympic sprinter (1964).

8

• Eva Bowring, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1954).
• Les Clenshaw, 79, English footballer.
• Aracy Cortes, 80, Brazilian singer and actress.
• James Dugundji, 65, American mathematician.
• Stig H:son Ericson, 87, Swedish naval admiral.
• Bjørn Føyn, 86, Norwegian zoologist.
• Esme Haywood, 84, English cricketer.
• Sir Harold Hillier, 80, English horticulturalist.
• John E. Horne, 76, American political strategist, administrator of the Small Business Administration (1961–1963), heart attack. ^[20]
• Vladimir Maneev, 52, Soviet Olympic wrestler (1956), heart attack.
• Charles A. Marshall, 86, American cinematographer.
• Grace Morley, 84, American-Indian art historian and museum curator. ^[21]
• Lette Valeska, 99, German-American painter and photographer.

9

• Penelope Johnson Allen, 98, American journalist and historian.
• Wyatt Rainey Blassingame, 75, American writer.
• Don Brennan, 64, English cricketer.
• John Cavanaugh, 63, American sculptor, lung cancer.
• Nichidatsu Fujii, 99, Japanese Buddhist monk and peace activist.
• William Arthur Harland, 58, Northern Irish physician.
• Marie Heffenisch, 82, Luxembourgish human rights activist.
• Erich Kull, 53, Swiss Olympic speed skater (1956).
• Henri Louette, 84, Belgian ice hockey player.
• Sir Robert Mayer, 105, German-born British philanthropist. ^[22]

10

• André Bjerke, 66, Norwegian writer and poet.
• Beno Blachut, 71, Czechoslovak singer.
• Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone, 102, American singer. ^[23]
• G. Homer Durham, 73, American academic administrator and Mormon leader.
• Edwin D. Eshleman, 64, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1977), cancer. ^[24]
• Cie Frazier, 80, American jazz drummer. ^[25]
• Edna Indermaur, 92, American singer.
• Anton Karas, 78, Austrian composer and zither player. ^[26]
• Mary Kenneth Keller, 71, American computer scientist.
• Idar Kristiansen, 52, Norwegian writer.

11

• Richard Bartholomew, 58, Indian artist and art critic.
• Edward Buzzell, 89, American filmmaker.
• Kenny Clare, 55, British jazz drummer, esophageal cancer.
• Hubert H. Crawford, 74, American painter.
• Ralph Jesson, 91, American football coach.
• Donald M. Jones, 64, American college sports coach.
• Charles E. Kelly, 64, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient. ^[27]
• André Mattoni, 84, Austrian actor.
• Sir William McKell, 93, Australian politician, governor-general (1947–1953).
• Noëlle Norman, 64, French actress.
• Henry Olsson, 88, Swedish literary scholar.
• Edgar Reinhardt, 70, German Olympic handball player (1936).
• Joseph Carl Shaw, 29, American convicted murderer, execution by electric chair. ^[28]
• Errol White, 83, British geologist.

12

• Vilanova Artigas, 69, Brazilian architect.
• John W. Byrnes, 71, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1945–1973), stroke. ^[29]
• Mark Kenny Carroll, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, cancer.
• George Cassidy, 79, Australian footballer.
• Harry Froboess, 85, German diver and stuntman.
• Dave Hunter, 71, Canadian politician, heart attack.
• Sabri Kiraz, 66-67, Turkish football manager.
• Paul Luty, 52, British actor and wrestler.
• T. T. Macan, 74, British zoologist.
• Éloi Machoro, 35-36, New Caledonian politician, shot.

13

• Baek Nak-jun, 89, South Korean politician, acting president (1960).
• Peter Chong, 86, American actor.
• Curt Dawson, 45, American actor, AIDS. ^[30]
• Jerome H. Holland, 69, American diplomat and academic administrator, cancer. ^[31]
• Pug Manders, 71, American football player, heart attack.
• Adam Marczyński, 76, Polish painter.
• Sir Kenneth O'Connor, 88, British judge.
• Madan Puri, 69, Indian actor.
• Mitani Takanobu, 92, Japanese diplomat.
• Irena Trečiokaitė-Žebenkienė, 75, Soviet Lithuanian painter.
• Sam Valentine, 50, American football player.
• Moira Verschoyle, 81, Irish novelist and playwright.
• Adam Walsh, 83, American football player and coach, lung cancer. ^[32]
• Carol Wayne, 42, American actress, drowned. ^[33]

14

• Teodoro Agoncillo, 72, Filipino historian.
• Alfred Allen, Baron Allen of Fallowfield, 70, British trade unionist.
• Avis Christiansen, 89, American hymnwriter.
• Jetta Goudal, 93, Dutch-American actress. ^[34]
• Anagarika Govinda, 86, German Buddhist monk and poet.
• Ed Gross, 68, American Olympic gymnast (1932).
• Rubin Juster, 61, American football player.
• Suzanne Kiffer-Porte, 83, French Olympic swimmer (1924).
• Annada Munsi, 79, Indian painter and musicologist.
• Robert Odeman, 80, German composer and pianist.
• Cleo O'Donnell Jr., 63, American basketball coach.
• Karl Schmitt-Walter, 84, German opera singer.
• Allan Shivers, 77, American politician, governor of Texas (1949–1957), heart attack. ^[35]
• June Tripp, 83, British-American actress.
• Gisken Wildenvey, 92, Norwegian novelist.

15

• Louis Abramson, 97, American architect. ^[36]
• Đuka Agić, 78, Yugoslav Croatian footballer.
• Martin Dzúr, 65, Czechoslovak politician.
• Marshall Kent, 76, American actor.
• Bill Murphy, 70, American football player.
• Edward Peter, 82-83, Trinidadian cricketer.
• Margaret Pilkington, 78, British scouting organization executive.
• Puccio Pucci, 80, Italian Olympic runner (1924) and lawyer.
• Josef Sedláček, 91, Austrian footballer.
• Fumio Yanoguchi, 67, Japanese recording engineer.

16

• Keith Brennan, 69, Australian diplomat.
• Lou Bruce, 51, Canadian football player.
• Ken Chase, 71, American baseball player.
• Robert Fitzgerald, 74, American poet, literary critic and translator. ^[37]
• Paul Gipson, 38, American football player, heart attack. ^[38]
• Daniel Lecourtois, 82, French actor.
• Stanley Nibbs, 70, British Virgin Islander educator.
• Arnt Njargel, 83, Norwegian politician.
• Leo O'Connor, 94, Australian cricketer.
• Ruth Orkin, 63, American photographer and filmmaker, cancer. ^[39]
• Saidie Patterson, 78, Northern Irish trade unionist and peace activist.
• Cyril Snedden, 91, New Zealand cricketer.
• Árpád Szenes, 87, Hungarian-French painter.

17

• Ezio Acchini, 63, Italian Olympic rower (1948).
• Evelyn Barron, 86, Australian politician.
• Luiz Carvalho, 77, Brazilian footballer.
• Edna Meade Colson, 96, American educator.
• Walter Franz, 77, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1955–1971).
• Richmond Francis Hanna, 71, Canadian politician, MP (1953–1957).
• Horrie Jenkin, 91, Australian footballer.
• George Nicksich, 56, American football player, liver failure.
• Harry Rigby, 59, American theatre producer. ^[40]
• Philaxinos Samuel, 54, Indian Syrian Orthodox prelate.
• Joseph Simonson, 80, American diplomat. ^[41]

18

• Mordechai Bentov, 84, Russian-born Israeli politician and journalist.
• Wilfrid Brambell, 72, Irish actor ( Steptoe and Son ), cancer.
• Josef Dahmen, 81, German actor.
• Kal P. Dal, 35, Swedish rock musician, stroke.
• Werly Fairburn, 60, American rockabilly musician.
• Werner Kern, 78, German chemist.
• Lee Hsiu-fen, 74, Chinese politician.
• Noel Lytton, 4th Earl of Lytton, 84, British writer and hereditary peer.
• Charles Russell, 66, American actor.
• Neil D. Schaerrer, 54, American Mormon organizer and attorney.
• Anwar Shemza, 56, Pakistani-British artist and writer, heart attack.
• Georgie Stoll, 79, American composer and musical director. ^[42]
• Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, 75-76, Sudanese politician, religious thinker, and convicted apostate, execution by hanging.
• Santiago Urtizberea, 75, Spanish football player and coach.
• John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, 78, British educationalist and museum curator. ^[43]

19

• Howard M. Baldrige, 90, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1931–1933).
• Juan Antonio Corretjer, 76, Puerto Rican poet and independence activist, heart attack. ^[44]
• Byington Ford, 94, American real estate developer, pancreatic cancer.
• Jack Gariss, 64, American meditation instructor.
• Sylvain Grysolle, 69, Belgian racing cyclist.
• Shelah Richards, 81, Irish actress and television producer.
• Tom Richards, 74, Welsh Olympic runner (1948).
• Svein Rosseland, 90, Norwegian astrophysicist.
• Virginia Tucker, 75, American mathematician.
• Eric Voegelin, 84, German-American political philosopher. ^[45]

20

• Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh, 79, British economist.
• Arthur Harold John Brook, 77-78, English brewing executive.
• Robert Fraser, 80, Australian-British television executive.
• Dermot St. John Gogarty, 76, Irish architect.
• James Hugh Keeley Jr., 89, American diplomat.
• Gillis William Long, 61, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1965, since 1973), heart failure. ^[46]
• Gabiden Mustafin, 82, Soviet Kazakh writer and politician.
• Karel Soucek, 37, Czechoslovak-Canadian daredevil, injuries sustained from a fall. ^[47]

21

• James Beard, 81, American chef, cookbook author, and television personality, heart failure. ^[48]
• Alida Fowlkes, 76, American preservationist.
• Nancy Eaton, 23, Canadian heiress, stabbed.
• Eddie Graham, 55, American professional wrestler, suicide by gunshot.
• Arthur Ernest Hagg, 96-97, British aircraft and boat designer.
• Roy V. Harris, 89, American politician.
• Jim Houghton, 73, Australian politician.
• Betty Joel, 90, British furniture and interior designer.
• Yusuf Lule, 72, Ugandan politician, president (1979), kidney failure. ^[49]
• Jan Peka, 90, Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
• Luise Ullrich, 74, Austrian actress, cancer.

22

• William J. Bain, 88, Canadian architect.
• Sir Arthur Bryant, 85, English historian and journalist. ^[50]
• Maria Bujakowa, 83, Polish sculptor.
• Henri Dorgères, 87, French political activist.
• Wilbur Dyer, 77, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1974–1980). ^[51]
• František Fuhrherr-Nový, 81, Czechoslovak Olympic pole vaulter (1924).
• Mikhail Gromov, 85, Soviet aviator. ^[52]
• Paul Harteck, 82, Austrian-American chemist. ^[53]
• Daniel W. Lee, 65, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
• Catherine Nimmo, 97, Dutch-American vegan activist.
• Bernhard Sprengel, 85, German art collector and chocolate manufacturer.

23

• Hira Lal Atal, 79, Indian general.
• Hugh Brown, 78, British-born American sportswriter.
• Francisco Campana, 59, Argentine footballer.
• Lois Delander, 73, American model.
• Mark Hodson, 77, British Anglican prelate.
• Sir Emile Littler, 81, English theatre producer.
• Harry H. Peterson, 94, American lawyer, judge and politician, attorney general of Minnesota (1933–1936).
• Rubén Rabanal, 49-50, Argentine politician.
• Itsurō Sakisaka, 87, Japanese economist.
• Shigetaka Takashima, 77, Japanese physicist.
• Arthur Tyler, 77, English cricketer.
• Vladimir Vetrov, 52, Soviet double agent, executed.
• Botir Zokirov, 48, Soviet Uzbek singer.

24

• Antonio Andrés Sancho, 71, Spanish racing cyclist.
• Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott, 78, British Olympic fencer (1936, 1948).
• Alan Finger, 75, Australian medical practitioner and political activist.
• Ron Fry, 47, Australian footballer.
• Dalmacio Langarica, 65, Spanish racing cyclist.
• H. H. Lewis, 84, American poet.
• Linda Reaves, 35, American schoolteacher, shot.
• Hubertus-Maria Ritter von Heigl, 87, German general.
• Pyotr Suvchinsky, 92, Russian-French music writer.

25

• Patrick Harvey Ashby, 94, Canadian politician.
• Ralph Broome, 95, British Olympic bobsledder (1924).
• Frank Campbell, 77, Scottish footballer.
• Sir David Scott Fox, 74, British diplomat.
• Helen Morgan Hamilton, 88, American soldier.
• Ilias Iliou, 80, Greek politician.
• Ajoy Kar, 70, Indian filmmaker.
• Samuel Koechlin, 59, Swiss Olympic equestrian (1956).
• Col Laidlaw, 88, Australian footballer.
• Yevgeny Maskinskov, 54, Soviet Olympic racewalker (1956).
• John Purdue, 74, New Zealand rugby player.
• Najmadin Shukr Rauf, 27, Iraqi Kurdish guerrilla fighter, shot.
• Paul Smith, 78, American film composer ( Pinocchio , Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , Cinderella ).
• Lisa Ullmann, 77, German-British dance teacher.
• Koos van der Wildt, 79, Dutch footballer.

26

• Sos Alikhanian, 78, Soviet Armenian geneticist.
• James Cameron, 73, British journalist. ^[54]
• Kenny Clarke, 71, American jazz drummer, heart attack. ^[55]
• Lawrence Alexander Glenn, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate.
• Sir David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech, 66, British diplomat and politician, MP (1950–1961), traffic collision.
• Anne Spencer Parry, 53, Australian fantasy author, cancer.
• Mario Petri, 63, Italian singer and actor.
• Clara Weisenborn, 77, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1967–1974).

27

• Doug Chapman, 54, Canadian ice hockey player.
• Jeremiah Chirau, 61, Zimbabwean tribal chief and politician. ^[56]
• Eric Cross, 88, English cricketer.
• Ursula Katherine Duncan, 74, Scottish botanist.
• Bill Gavin, 77, American radio personality and publisher, cancer. ^[57]
• Charles Goldhamer, 81, American-born Canadian artist.
• Arend Hauer, 75, Dutch actor.
• Joseph Howard Hodges, 73, American Roman Catholic prelate, lung cancer. ^[58]
• Ife Holmes, 79, American basketball player.
• Bernard Pask, 48, English footballer.
• Salipada Pendatun, 72, Filipino politician, traffic collision.

28

• Gertrude Bancroft, 76, American economist.
• Éliane Basse, 85, French paleontologist.
• Alfredo Foni, 74, Italian football player and coach.
• Rudolf Gamsjäger, 75, Austrian opera administrator.
• Anna Colquitt Hunter, 93, American preservationist.
• Les Irwin, 86, Australian politician, MP (1963–1972).
• Tommy Jarrell, 83, American fiddler and banjoist, heart failure. ^[59]
• Melvin Judkins, 62, American physician.
• André Laloux, 87, Belgian tennis player.
• Laurence Patrick Lee, 71-72, New Zealand cartographer.
• Wade Nichols, 38, American actor, AIDS.
• Leopold Pars, 89, British mathematician.
• Jean-Pierre Rassam, 43, French film producer, drug overdose.
• Fred Shields, 72, American soccer player.
• Arthur Percy Swallow, 91, Canadian politician.
• Yves Van Strydonk De Burkel, 77, Belgian Olympic equestrian (1936).
• Bernard Pierre Wolff, 54, French-born American photographer, AIDS. ^[60]

29

• Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie, 64, British RAF officer, cancer.
• Ernest Chambers, 77, English racing cyclist.
• Donald Cochrane, 80, Australian politician.
• Billy Cook, 75, Australian racing jockey.
• Luis Dato, 78, Filipino poet.
• Chic Murray, 65, Scottish comedian and actor.
• Natalma, 27, American-bred Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized.
• "King" Bennie Nawahi, 85, American guitarist.
• Herbert Parsons Patterson, 59, American banker, respiratory failure. ^[61]
• Ngoi Pēwhairangi, 63, New Zealand Māori activist.
• Don Raye, 75, American songwriter ("Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy").
• Onslow S. Rolfe, 90, American general.
• Jorge Sagredo Pizarro, 29, Chilean serial killer, execution by firing squad.
• William Schneiderman, 79, American political activist. ^[62]
• Freda Swain, 82, British composer and pianist.
• Claude Titre, 54, French actor.
• Carlos Topp Collins, 35, Chilean serial killer, execution by firing squad.

30

• Salih Mahdi Ammash, 60-61, Iraqi politician, vice president (1970–1971).
• Joe Bradshaw, 87, American baseball player.
• Walt Brewster, 77, American football player.
• Benedict Garmisa, 71, American politician, heart attack. ^[63]
• Pedro González Bueno, 89, Spanish politician.
• Ivar Haglund, 79, American folk singer and restaurateur (Ivar's).
• Harold Innes, 75, New Zealand businessman.
• Felix H. Man, 91, German-British photojournalist.
• Ken Mayer, 66, American actor ( Space Patrol ), heart attack. ^[64]
• Paul Mugnier, 78, French Olympic skier (1932).
• Marjorie Naylor, 76-77, New Zealand artist.
• Jim Reynolds, 65, American football player.
• F. R. Scott, 85, Canadian poet and lawyer.
• John Clay Walker, 36, American journalist, blunt force trauma.
• Tom White, 67, British Olympic runner (1948, 1952).

31

• Charlie Anderson, 81, Australian footballer.
• Arnie Arenz, 73, American football player.
• Menachem Bader, 89, Austrian-born Israeli politician.
• Reginald Baker, 88, British film producer.
• John L. Childs, 86, American educator.
• Tatsuzō Ishikawa, 79, Japanese writer.
• Armand "Jump" Jackson, 67, American blues musician.
• Dutch Lonborg, 86, American college sports player and coach.
• Józef Mackiewicz, 82, Polish writer.
• Jean-Pierre Moris, 81, Luxembourgish Olympic swimmer (1924).
• Jimmy Noel, 81, American actor and stuntman.
• James L. Reid, 77, American politician and judge, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1950–1956).
• Gerard Rotherham, 85, English cricketer.

References

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2. GEN. R.E. CUSHMAN, EX-MARINE HEAD, DIES
3. Flash Elorde Is Dead at 49;Held Boxing Title in the 60's
4. Clarence J. Laughlin;Photographer, Essayist
5. SIR BRIAN HORROCKS IS DEAD AT 89; BRITISH GENERAL IN WORLD WAR II
6. David Dene Martin, a former church youth counselor who...
7. RUSSELL PAGE, BRITISH PLANNER OF GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES
8. LLOYD SEALY, THE FIRST BLACK MAN IN SEVERAL HIGH POLICE POSTS, DIES
9. Prof. Alexis Rannit, 70, Poet And Retired Curator at Yale
10. Cinematographer Robert Surtees Dies (subscription required)
11. Helen Levin; Quadriplegic Who Worked to Help Others (subscription required)
12. DR. CORNELIUS OSGOOD DIES; EX-CURATOR OF YALE MUSEUM
13. ROBERT WELCH JR. DEAD AT 85; JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY'S FOUNDER
14. JOHNNY GUARNIERI, 67, PIANIST WHO PLAYED WITH BIG BANDS
15. CHARLES E. HUGHES 3D DEAD; LEADER IN BANK ARCHITECTURE
16. V. KOKKINAKI, 80; A SOVIET AVIATOR
17. EUGENE LYONS, 86, EARLY U.S. REPORTER IN THE SOVIET UNION
18. Barbara Myerhoff, Chronicler of Venice Jews, Dies (subscription required)
19. William Charles Oursler, 71; An Author and Commentator
20. JOHN HORNE, EX-FEDERAL AIDE
21. Dr. Grace Morley, 84; Led Coast Art Museum
22. SIR ROBERT MAYER IS DEAD AT 105; PATRON OF BRITISH YOUTH CONCERTS
23. Famed Indian singer dies at age of 102
24. Edwin D. Eshleman, 64, Dies; 5-Term G.O.P. Congressman
25. Cie Frazier Dead at 81; New Orleans Musician
26. Anton Karas, ‘Third Man’Theme Composer, Dies (subscription required)
27. CHARLES E. KELLY DIES AT 64; A WINNER OF MEDAL OF HONOR
28. Joseph Carl Shaw, apologizing to the families of his...
29. EX-REP. JOHN W. BYRNES IS DEAD; REPUBLICAN WAS TAX LAW EXPERT
30. Curt Dawson, 43, Who ActedIn Stage and TV Productions
31. JEROME HOLLAND, FORMER U.S. ENVOY
32. Adam Walsh of Notre Dame,Led Four Horsemen Team
33. Carol Wayne, Sexy Blonde on Carson Show, Drowns (subscription required)
34. JETTA GOUDAL
35. ALLAN SHIVERS OF TEXAS DEAD; WAS GOVERNOR IN THE 1950'S
36. LOUIS A. ABRAMSON
37. ROBERT FITZGERALD, 74, POET WHO TRANSLATED THE CLASSICS
38. PAUL THEODIS GIPSON
39. RUTH ORKIN, PHOTOJOURNALIST AND FILM MAKER, DEAD AT 63
40. HARRY RIGBY DEAD; PRODUCER ORIGINATED 'SUGAR BABIES' SHOW
41. Joseph Simonson obituary
42. Musical Director George Stoll Dies (subscription required)
43. Lord Wolfenden obituary (subscription required)
44. Caribbean News Briefs
45. Eric Voegelin, Philosopher, Author and Professor, Dies
46. REP. GILLIS LONG, 61, LOUISIANA LIBERAL, DIES
47. A Canadian daredevil died Sunday from massive injuries suffered...
48. JAMES BEARD, AUTHORITY ON FOOD, DIES
49. YUSUFU LULU DIES; EX-UGANDA LEADER
50. SIR ARTHUR BRYANT, BRITISH PILOT AND HISTORIAN
51. Wilbur Dyer Dead at 77
52. MIKHAIL GROMOV, AIR PIONEER, DIES
53. PAUL HARTECK, RESEARCH SCIENTIST
54. JAMES CAMERON, A JOURNALIST AND COMMENTATOR IN BRITAIN
55. Kenny Clarke, Jazz Drummer; Helped Pioneer Be-Bop Style
56. Jeremiah Chirau, 60; Zimbabwe Tribal Chief
57. Bill Gavin obituary
58. Bishop Joseph Hodges Dies; Led Diocese in West Virginia
59. TOMMY JARRELL
60. Bernard Pierre Wolff, Photographer, Is Dead
61. H.P. PATTERSON, BANKER, IS DEAD
62. Former State Communist Chief Dies (subscription required)
63. FORMER LEGISLATOR BENEDICT GARMISA (subscription required)
64. Ken Mayer, 66, Longtime Actor in Television and Movies, Dies (subscription required)

External links

• List of January 1985 deaths at IMDb