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In the year 1960
470 Notable deaths
Paul Fort
French poet and playwright (1872–1960).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Reims.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 88 years old in Montlhéry.
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Italian prince.
Born July 25th, 1869 in Rome. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1960 at 90 years old in Lindau. [ref]
Erik Lindahl
Swedish economist (1891-1960).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died January 6th, 1960 at 68 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Charles Singer
British historian of science (1876-1960).
Born November 2nd, 1876 in Camberwell.
Died June 10th, 1960 at 83 years old in St Austell.
Max Huber
Swiss lawyer, president of the international committees of the red cross (1874-1960).
Born December 28th, 1874 in Zurich.
Died January 1st, 1960 at 85 years old in Zurich.
Fiqri Dine
Prime minister of albania during world war ii (1897-1960).
Born August 3rd, 1897 in Maqellarë.
Died November 26th, 1960 at 63 years old in Brussels-Capital Region.
H. L. Davis
American novelist and poet (1894–1960).
Born October 18th, 1894 in Nonpareil.
Died October 31st, 1960 at 66 years old in San Antonio (surgical complications, myocardial infarction).
José Padilla
Spanish composer, pianist (1889-1960).
Born May 23rd, 1889 in Almería. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1960 at 71 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Osvaldo Aranha
Brazilian politician (1894-1960) – brazilian lawyer, diplomat and politician, 16th governor of rio grande do sul (1930) and president of the united nations general assembly (1948).
Born February 15th, 1894 in Alegrete.
Died January 27th, 1960 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
H. C. Hansen
Danish politician (1906-1960).
Born November 8th, 1906 in Aarhus.
Died February 19th, 1960 at 53 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Pavol Peter Gojdič
Greek catholic basilian monk (1888-1960).
Born July 17th, 1888 in Prešov, Ruské Pekľany. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1960 at 72 years old in Leopoldov (cancer).
Hans Röttiger
German general (1896-1960).
Born April 16th, 1896 in Hamburg.
Died April 15th, 1960 at 63 years old in Bonn.
Harold Spencer Jones
British astronomer (1890–1960).
Born March 29th, 1890 in London, Kensington.
Died November 3rd, 1960 at 70 years old in London.
Aly Maher Pasha
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1882–1960).
Born November 9th, 1881 in Cairo.
Died August 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Vilho Petter Nenonen
Finnish general.
Born March 6th, 1883 in Kuopio.
Died February 17th, 1960 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Jaap Kunst
Dutch ethnomusicologist.
Born August 12th, 1891 in Groningen. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1960 at 69 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
John Farquhar Fulton
American neurophysiologist and historian of science (1899–1960).
Born November 1st, 1899 in Saint Paul.
Died May 29th, 1960 at 60 years old in Hamden.
Jack Laviolette
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born July 17th, 1879 in Belleville. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1960 at 80 years old in Quebec, Montreal.
Pierre Monatte
French trade unionist.
Born January 15th, 1881 in Monlet.
Died June 27th, 1960 at 79 years old in Vanves.
Walter Goehr
German composer and conductor.
Born May 28th, 1903 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1960 at 57 years old in Sheffield. [ref]
Maurice de Broglie
French physicist (1875-1960).
Born April 27th, 1875 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1960 at 85 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Wander Johannes de Haas
Dutch physicist (1878–1960).
Born March 2nd, 1878 in Leiden, Lisse.
Died April 26th, 1960 at 82 years old in Bilthoven.
Otto Hersing
German officer (1885-1960).
Born November 30th, 1885 in Mulhouse.
Died July 5th, 1960 at 74 years old in Angelmodde.
Mary Bailey
Anglo-irish aviator (1890-1960).
Born December 1st, 1890 in Rossmore Castle.
Died July 29th, 1960 at 69 years old in Kenilworth.
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