List of Famous people who died at 85
Suat Mamat
Suat İsmail Mamat was a Turkish professional footballer who played in Turkey for Ankara Demirspor, Galatasaray S.K., Beşiktaş J.K. and Vefa S.K..
Mario Benjamín Menéndez
Mario Benjamin Menéndez was the Argentine governor of the Falklands during the 1982 Argentine occupation of the islands. He also served in the Argentine Army. Menéndez surrendered Argentine forces to Britain during the Falklands War.
Wladimir d'Ormesson
Wladimir d'Ormesson was a French essayist, novelist, journalist and diplomat.
Hanns Kreisel
Hanns Kreisel was a German mycologist and professor emeritus.
Black Shadow
Alejandro Cruz Ortiz was a Mexican Luchador, known worldwide as Black Shadow. Cruz's mask vs. mask match against El Santo in 1952 is generally considered one of the most important matches in the history of Lucha Libre. Cruz often teamed with Blue Demon, working as a tag team called "Los Hermanos Shadow", even though the two were not related. He was nicknamed El Hombre de Goma, translated as The Rubber Man, due to his elasticity and flexibility in the ring.
Maria Alice Vergueiro
Maria Alice Monteiro de Campos Vergueiro was a Brazilian actress with an extensive career on stage, cinema, and television.
May Picqueray
Marie Jeanne Picqueray, known as May Picqueray, was an anarchist activist, trade unionist, and notable pacifist.
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Alain Robbe-Grillet was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon. Alain Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on 25 March 2004, succeeding Maurice Rheims at seat No. 32. He was married to Catherine Robbe-Grillet.
Alexander Mezhirov
Alexander Petrovich Mezhirov was a Soviet and Russian poet, translator and critic.
Maurice Filion
Maurice Filion was a Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager. He served as general manager for the Quebec Nordiques throughout most of their time in the World Hockey Association (WHA), and briefly served as coach on three separate occasions. His tenure as general manager ended in 1988 when he was promoted to an executive role and was replaced by Martin Madden, but served as interim general manager for a few months in 1990 when Madden was fired.