Deaths in October 1985

The following is a list of notable deaths in October 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.

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  1. ^ Mrs. Bland Bruns, ex-legislator, dies
  2. ^ Sanderson remains a battler until the end
  3. ^ E.B. WHITE, ESSAYIST AND STYLIST, DIES
  4. ^ Harry Bohrer (in German)
  5. ^ Rebecca Caudill Ayers dies at age 86
  6. ^ SIDNEY CLUTE
  7. ^ Rock Hudson, Screen Idol, Dies at 59
  8. ^ George Savalas Dead; A Movie and TV Actor
  9. ^ CHARLES COLLINGWOOD IS DEAD; CBS CORRESPONDENT WAS 68
  10. ^ Hollywood Park Architect Arthur Froehlich Is Dead
  11. ^ Arthur J. Bidwill, 82; Served In Illinois Senate For 30 Years
  12. ^ DR. GLYNN ISSAC, ANTHROPOLOGIST
  13. ^ Serge Jaroff, 89, Head Of the Cossack Chorus
  14. ^ DRUMMER BRIAN KEENAN, 42
  15. ^ Dr. Walter Sackett, former state legislator
  16. ^ ABDUS SATTAR, EX-LEADER OF BANGLADESH, DIES
  17. ^ "Fred Colledge Profile - Cricket Player Scotland Stats". Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  18. ^ Walter Gordy, Former Duke Physicist And Microwave Pioneer, Dies At 76
  19. ^ NELSON RIDDLE IS DEAD AT 64; ORCHESTRATED SINATRA SONGS
  20. ^ MARTHA SCHLAMME, SINGER, 60
  21. ^ R. Bacchelli, 94; Prominent Italian Playwright, Novelist
  22. ^ ROGER M. BLOUGH, 81, DIES; LED U.S. STEEL FOR 13 YEARS
  23. ^ William Liscum Borden Obituary
  24. ^ Former college football coach Marcelino 'Chelo' Huerta Jr. died...
  25. ^ Terrorism: The Voyage of The Achille Lauro
  26. ^ GIORGIO SANTELLI, 87, EX-FENCING COACH OF U.S. OLYMPIANS
  27. ^ John Snyder; Ex-Secretary of Treasury
  28. ^ John Almeida, Hawaiian Music Composer, Dies
  29. ^ Emilio Medici, a Brazil Leader
  30. ^ YUL BRYNNER, THEATER'S 'KING,' DIES
  31. ^ "Don Schlundt Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  32. ^ DAVIED VAN ALSTYNE, REPUBLICAN LEADER IN JERSEY IN THE 40'S
  33. ^ Orson Welles, Theatrical Genius, Found Dead at 70
  34. ^ Alex La Guma
  35. ^ EDWARD ELIAS LOWINSKY, U. OF C. MUSIC HISTORIAN
  36. ^ Tex Williams dies of cancer
  37. ^ `BLIND JOHN` DAVIS, 71, MASTER OF BLUES PIANO
  38. ^ JUDY KLEMESRUD, N.Y. TIMES WRITER
  39. ^ Ex-Congressman Numa Montet, 93, Dies in La.
  40. ^ TV Announce Johnny Olson Dead at 75
  41. ^ FLORENCE LUSCOMB
  42. ^ Senators' Bluege Dead at 84
  43. ^ EMIL GILELS, SOVIET PIANIST, DIES AT 68
  44. ^ Paul B. Johnson Jr. Dies at 69
  45. ^ Prominent Writer, Educator Alice Browning, 78, Dies
  46. ^ "Gus Rivers Stats - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  47. ^ MAX ZASLOFSKY IS DEAD AT 59; STAR IN EARLY DAYS OF KNICKS
  48. ^ ANTONI GRONOWICZ
  49. ^ JOSEPH ROSENSTOCK, 90, CONDUCTOR OF OPERAS
  50. ^ Stefan Askenase Obituary
  51. ^ TISH SOMMERS DIES; LED OLDER-WOMEN'S UNION
  52. ^ "Charlie Hazelton - Playing Career - RLP". Retrieved September 28, 2025. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  53. ^ Sister Mary Aquinas Is Dead; Pilot Inspired TV 'Flying Nun'
  54. ^ JEAN RIBOUD DIES IN PARIS AT 65; HEADED SCHLUMBERGER COMPANY
  55. ^ Adm. Creed C. Burlingame Dies
  56. ^ Writer of ‘Romancing the Stone’ Killed : Diane Renee Thomas, 39, Dies in 80-M.P.H. Sports Car Crash
  57. ^ DAN WHITE, KILLER OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR, A SUICIDE
  58. ^ Anthony Augelli, 83, Former Federal Judge
  59. ^ Country musician Merle Watson, who teamed with his father...
  60. ^ Inventor of ball-point pen dies
  61. ^ Richie Evans, 44, a Nine-Time NASCAR Modified Champion, Is Killed in Crash
  62. ^ Masaichi Nagata, 79, the producer of Rashomon,…
  63. ^ MORTON DOWNEY DIES AT 83; POPULAR TENOR IN RADIO ERA
  64. ^ BLAIR LEE III, 69, FORMER MARYLAND POLITICIAN
  65. ^ Sheldon Fitts, Sr.
  66. ^ Ex-Manager Scheffing dies at 72
  67. ^ ANDRES GRUENTZIG DIES IN AIR CRASH
  68. ^ William Bramley, 57, actor
  69. ^ R. HART PHILLIPS, TIMES REPORTER WHO COVERED CASTRO'S REVOLUTION
  70. ^ "Paul Edwin Roth - IMDB". Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  71. ^ Robert E. Chambliss, Figure in '63 Bombing
  72. ^ CHARLES DOUGLAS-HOME, 48, EDITOR OF TIMES OF LONDON
  73. ^ JOHN DAVIS LODGE, 82, EX-ENVOY AND CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR, DIES
  74. ^ Kirby Grant Is Dead at 73; TV Star of 'Sky King' in 50's
  75. ^ Nikos Engonopoulos, 75, Greece’s foremost surrealist painter,…
  76. ^ Sardar H.S. Malik, 90; Former Indian Official
  77. ^ Retired Gen. ‘Iron Mike’ Michaelis Dies : Veteran of WWII, Korea Was Eisenhower Aide, West Point Chief
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