In the year 1960
501 Notable deaths
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.
Died July 14th, 1960 at 85 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Hugo Meurer
German admiral (1869-1960).
Born May 28th, 1869 in Pörtschach am Wörther See.
Died January 4th, 1960 at 90 years old in Kiel.
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.
Edward Cronjager
American cinematographer (1904-1960).
Born March 21st, 1904 in New York City.
Died June 15th, 1960 at 56 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Ken McArthur
South african long-distance runner.
Born February 10th, 1882 in Dervock. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1960 at 78 years old in Potchefstroom.
Otto Ender
Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1875-1960).
Born December 24th, 1875 in Altach.
Died June 25th, 1960 at 84 years old in Bregenz.
Johnny Thomson
American racing driver.
Born April 9th, 1922 in Lowell.
Died September 24th, 1960 at 38 years old in Allentown.
Curt Goetz
German actor and writer (1888-1960).
Born November 17th, 1888 in Mainz.
Died September 12th, 1960 at 71 years old in Grabs.
Raoul Paoli
French rugby union footballer and sportsman (1887-1960).
Born November 24th, 1887 in Courtalain.
Died March 23rd, 1960 at 72 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Móric Esterházy
Hungarian politician (1881–1960).
Born April 27th, 1881 in Majk.
Died June 26th, 1960 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Launy Grøndahl
Danish composer and conductor (1886-1960).
Born June 30th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Valdemar Langlet
Swedish righteous among the nations, publisher and esperantist (1872-1960).
Born December 17th, 1872 in Lerbo socken.
Died October 16th, 1960 at 87 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Sergei Rubinstein
Russian psychologist and philosopher (1889-1960).
Born June 18th, 1889 in Odesa.
Died November 11th, 1960 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Liesl Karlstadt
German actress (1892-1960).
Born December 12th, 1892 in Munich.
Died July 27th, 1960 at 67 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (intracranial hemorrhage).
Oliver Kirk
American boxer (1884–1960).
Born April 20th, 1884 in Beatrice.
Died March 14th, 1960 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Bogoljub Jevtić
Prime minister of yugoslavia (1886–1960).
Born December 24th, 1886 in Kragujevac.
Died June 7th, 1960 at 73 years old in Kragujevac.
Oka Gorodovikov
Soviet general (1879–1960).
Born October 1st, 1879.
Died November 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Michel Atlan
Artist (1913-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1913 in Constantine.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 47 years old in Paris.
Semen Bogdanov
Soviet military commander (1894-1960).
Born August 29th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 12th, 1960 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Francesc Sabaté Llopart
Spanish partisan (1915–1960).
Born March 30th, 1915 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Died January 5th, 1960 at 44 years old in Sant Celoni (gunshot wound).
Karl Kleist
German psychiatrist (1879-1960).
Born January 31st, 1879 in Mulhouse.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Frankfurt.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 501
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce