In the year 1960
509 Notable deaths
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.
Raúl Porras Barrenechea
Peruvian politician (1897-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Pisco.
Died September 27th, 1960 at 63 years old in Lima (myocardial infarction).
Adolphe Ferrière
Swiss educator; one of the founders of the movement of the progressive education (1879–1960).
Born August 30th, 1879 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1960 at 80 years old in Geneva.
Walter Noddack
German chemist (1893–1960).
Born August 17th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 67 years old in Bamberg.
Juan Manuel Frutos
President of paraguay (1879-1960).
Born June 12th, 1879 in Asunción.
Died April 15th, 1960 at 80 years old in Asunción.
Betty Lawford
British actress (1912-1960).
Born February 1st, 1912 in London.
Died November 20th, 1960 at 48 years old in Manhattan (disease).
August Gailit
Estonian writer (1891–1960).
Born January 9th, 1891 in Sangaste Rural Municipality.
Died November 5th, 1960 at 69 years old in Örebro.
Sigurd Hoel
Norwegian writer (1890–1960).
Born December 14th, 1890 in Nord-Odal Municipality.
Died October 14th, 1960 at 69 years old in Oslo.
Emory Johnson
American actor, director, producer, and writer (1894-1960).
Born March 16th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died April 18th, 1960 at 66 years old in San Mateo (burn).
Edward D. Crippa
American politician (1899-1960).
Born April 8th, 1899 in Rock Springs.
Died October 20th, 1960 at 61 years old in Rock Springs.
Joseph Vendryes
French linguist (1875–1960).
Born January 13th, 1875 in Paris.
Died January 30th, 1960 at 85 years old in Paris.
Victor Janson
German actor (1884-1960).
Born September 25th, 1884 in Riga.
Died June 29th, 1960 at 75 years old in Wilmersdorf.
Désiré Defauw
Conductor, violinist.
Born September 5th, 1885 in Ghent.
Died July 25th, 1960 at 74 years old in Gary.
Kenneth Mees
British physicist and founder of the eastman kodak's research laboratories (1882–1960).
Born May 26th, 1882 in Wellingborough.
Died August 15th, 1960 at 78 years old in Honolulu.
Dmitry Gulia
Soviet writer (1874-1960).
Born February 21st, 1874 in Varcha.
Died April 7th, 1960 at 86 years old in Agudzera.
Hector Hogan
Australian sprinter (1931–1960).
Born July 11th, 1931 in Rockhampton.
Died September 2nd, 1960 at 29 years old in Brisbane (leukemia).
August Kopff
German astronomer (1882-1960).
Born February 5th, 1882 in Heidelberg.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
Al Herman
American racing driver.
Born March 15th, 1927 in Pennsylvania.
Died June 18th, 1960 at 33 years old in West Haven.
Mahlon Hamilton
Actor (1880-1960).
Born June 15th, 1880 in Baltimore.
Died June 20th, 1960 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Juan Jover
Spanish racing driver.
Born November 23rd, 1903 in Barcelona.
Died June 28th, 1960 at 56 years old in Sitges (traffic collision).
Joseph Wendel
German prelate; roman catholic archbishop of munich and freising (1901–1960).
Born May 27th, 1901 in Blieskastel.
Died December 31st, 1960 at 59 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Karel Absolon
Czech archeologist, geographer, paleontologist, professor, speleologist, university educator and zoologist (1877-1960).
Born June 16th, 1877 in Boskovice. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1960 at 83 years old in Brno. [ref]
Federico Chabod
Italian historian and politician (1901–1960).
Born February 23rd, 1901 in Aosta.
Died July 14th, 1960 at 59 years old in Rome.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau