Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1985

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 1985. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Sept. 2 Jay Youngblood

  American professional wrestler (born in 1955).

• Sept. 2 V. Dharmalingam

  Sri lankan tamil politician (b. 1918).

• Sept. 2 M. Alalasundaram

  Sri lankan tamil teacher and politician.

• Sept. 4 Vasyl Stus

  Ukrainian poet, publicist, and dissident (b. 1938).

• Sept. 6 Johnny Desmond

  Johnny Desmond was an American popular singer who gained fame in the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for his smooth baritone voice and frequently performed on radio, with big bands, and as a solo recording artist. Desmond was also notable for his time as a vocalist with Glenn Miller's Army Air Forces Orchestra during World War II. [bio]

• Sept. 6 Rodney R. Porter

  Prize laureate for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies.

• Sept. 6 Leon Orthel

  Leon Orthel was a 20th-century classical music composer known for his contributions to contemporary musical composition.

• Sept. 6 Franco Ferrara

  Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911).

• Sept. 7 Jacoba van Velde

  Dutch author (b. 1903).

• Sept. 8 John Franklin Enders

  American virologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1887).

• Sept. 8 Ana Mendieta

  Pioneering Cuban-American artist renowned for her groundbreaking performance art, earth-body works, and feminist artistic expressions...

• Sept. 8 Paul J. Flory

  Prize laureate for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of the macromolecules.

• Sept. 9 Neil Davis

  Australian photographer and journalist (b. 1934).

• Sept. 9 Antonino Votto

  Italian conductor (d. 1985).

• Sept. 10 Jock Stein

  Legendary Scottish football manager who made history by becoming the first British manager to win the European Cup with Celtic, leading the...

• Sept. 10 Ernst Öpik

  Estonian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1985).

• Sept. 13 Dane Rudhyar

  French-american astrologer.

• Sept. 15 Cootie Williams

  Influential jazz trumpeter and bandleader known for his work with Duke Ellington and significant contributions to swing and big band music...

• Sept. 17 Laura Ashley

  Iconic British fashion designer who revolutionized feminine clothing with her romantic, pastoral-inspired prints and designs during the...

• Sept. 19 Italo Calvino

  Renowned Italian novelist and journalist who significantly influenced postwar literature.

• Sept. 21 Gu Long

  Taiwanese author of wuxia novels (born 1937).

• Sept. 22 Axel Springer

  Influential German media entrepreneur who revolutionized post-war journalism through publications like Bild and Hamburger Abendblatt,...

• Sept. 30 Simone Signoret

  Simone Signoret was a renowned French actress, widely recognized for her powerful performances in European cinema during the mid-20th century. She became the first French actress to win an Academy Award and is celebrated for her roles in films such as 'Les Diaboliques' and 'Room at the Top.' [bio]

• Sept. 30 Charles Richter

  Charles Richter was a pioneering American seismologist who developed the Richter scale, a groundbreaking method for measuring earthquake...

• Sept. 30 Herbert Bayer

  Herbert Bayer was a pioneering Bauhaus artist and graphic designer who significantly influenced modern design aesthetics.

• Sept. 30 Charles Francis Richter

  American seismologist and physicist (b. 1900).