In the year 1960
509 Notable deaths
Jozef Cíger-Hronský
Slovak writer (1896-1960).
Born February 23rd, 1896 in Zvolen.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 64 years old in Luján.
Jakob Tiedtke
Actor (1875-1960).
Born June 23rd, 1875 in Berlin.
Died June 30th, 1960 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Jaume Vicens i Vives
Catalan historian (1910-1960).
Born June 6th, 1910 in Girona.
Died June 28th, 1960 at 50 years old in 6th arrondissement of Lyon (lung cancer). [ref]
Joseph Haas
German composer and music teacher (1879–1960).
Born March 19th, 1879 in Maihingen.
Died March 30th, 1960 at 81 years old in Munich.
Bob Gutowski
American pole vaulter (1935–1960).
Born April 25th, 1935 in San Pedro.
Died August 2nd, 1960 at 25 years old in Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (traffic collision).
Evelyn Peirce
American actress (1908–1960).
Born February 5th, 1908 in Del Rio.
Died August 9th, 1960 at 52 years old in Oyster Bay (disease).
Arthur Legat
Belgian racing driver (1898-1960).
Born November 1st, 1898 in La Louvière.
Died February 23rd, 1960 at 61 years old in Haine-Saint-Paul.
Julius Buckler
German first world war flying ace (1893–1960).
Born March 28th, 1893 in Mombach.
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 67 years old in Bonn.
Aleksandar Belić
Serbian linguist (1876–1960).
Born August 2nd, 1876 in Belgrade.
Died February 26th, 1960 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
George Bonhag
Athlete (1882–1960).
Born January 31st, 1882 in Boston.
Died October 30th, 1960 at 78 years old in The Bronx.
Maria Bakunin
Italian chemist and biologist.
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died April 17th, 1960 at 87 years old in Naples.
Jack Richardson
Actor (1870–1960).
Born November 18th, 1883 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 1960 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara.
Joseph Gregor
Austrian writer, theatre historian and librettist (1888-1960).
Born October 26th, 1888 in Chernivtsi.
Died October 12th, 1960 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Ángel Cabrera
Spanish naturalist and zoologist (1879-1960).
Born February 19th, 1879 in Madrid.
Died July 8th, 1960 at 81 years old in La Plata.
Mario Riva
Italian actor and television presenter (1913-1960).
Born January 26th, 1913 in Rome.
Died September 1st, 1960 at 47 years old in Verona (falling from height).
Hermann Irving Schlesinger
American chemist (1882-1960).
Born October 11th, 1882 in Milwaukee.
Died October 3rd, 1960 at 77 years old in Chicago.
John Harley
Scottish footballer (1886-1960).
Born May 5th, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died May 15th, 1960 at 74 years old in Montevideo.
Oskar Anderson
Baltic german mathematician, statistician and economist (1887–1960).
Born August 2nd, 1887 in Minsk.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in Munich.
Mikhail Malinin
Soviet general (1899–1960).
Born December 28th, 1899 in Polutino.
Died January 24th, 1960 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Adolf Schulten
German historian and archaeologist (1870–1960).
Born May 27th, 1870 in Elberfeld.
Died March 19th, 1960 at 89 years old in Erlangen.
Henri Bouchard
French sculptor (1875-1960).
Born December 13th, 1875 in Dijon. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1960 at 84 years old in Paris.
Harry Blanchard
Racecar driver.
Born June 13th, 1929 in Burlington.
Died January 31st, 1960 at 30 years old in Buenos Aires.
Léon Bérard
French politician (1876-1960).
Born January 6th, 1876 in Sauveterre-de-Béarn.
Died February 25th, 1960 at 84 years old in Paris.
Julie Vinter Hansen
Danish astronomer (1890-1960).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died July 27th, 1960 at 70 years old in Mürren.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 509
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace