In the year 1960
509 Notable deaths
Alberto Maria De Agostini
Italian explorer.
Born November 2nd, 1883 in Pollone.
Died December 25th, 1960 at 77 years old in Turin.
Enrique Amorim
Uruguayan writer (1900–1960).
Born July 25th, 1900 in Salto.
Died July 28th, 1960 at 60 years old in Salto.
Günter Raphael
German composer (1903–1960).
Born April 30th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died October 19th, 1960 at 57 years old in Herford.
Gavriil Tikhov
Soviet astronomer.
Born May 1st, 1875 in Kazakhstan, Smaliavičy.
Died January 25th, 1960 at 84 years old in Almaty.
Walther Kranz
German classicist and educationist (1884–1960); affiant in the einsatzgruppen trial (nmt 9).
Born November 23rd, 1884 in Georgsmarienhütte.
Died September 18th, 1960 at 75 years old in Bonn.
Kateryna Desnytska
Ukrainian-born nurse (1886-1960).
Died January 3rd, 1960 at 73 years old in Paris.
Gianni Franciolini
Italian film director (1910–1960).
Born June 1st, 1910 in Florence.
Died May 10th, 1960 at 49 years old in Rome.
Nic Waal
Norwegian righteous among the nations.
Born January 1st, 1905 in Christiania. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1960 at 55 years old in Oslo.
Bodil Katharine Biørn
Christian missionaries (1871–1960).
Born January 27th, 1871 in Kragerø. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1960 at 89 years old in Oslo.
George A. Kennedy
American sinologist (1901–1960).
Born May 17th, 1901 in Zhejiang.
Died August 15th, 1960 at 59 years old in San Francisco.
Helen Freeman
American actress (1886-1960).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in St. Louis.
Died December 25th, 1960 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Shin Song-mo
South korean politician (1891-1960).
Born October 20th, 1891 in Uiryeong County.
Died May 29th, 1960 at 68 years old in Seoul (disease).
Harald Braun
German film director (1901–1960).
Born April 26th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died September 24th, 1960 at 59 years old in Xanten.
Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor y Zaragoza
Spanish artist and politician (1875-1960).
Born September 25th, 1875 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1960 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Margherita Bagni
Italian actress (1902–1960).
Born February 21st, 1902 in Turin.
Died July 2nd, 1960 at 58 years old in Rome.
Yoshii Isamu
Japanese writer (1886–1960).
Born October 8th, 1886 in Tokyo.
Died November 19th, 1960 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Frank Elmore Ross
American astronomer and physicist (1874–1960).
Born April 2nd, 1874 in San Francisco.
Died September 21st, 1960 at 86 years old in Altadena.
Emil Cooper
Russian conductor (1877–1960).
Born December 1st, 1877 in Kherson.
Died November 19th, 1960 at 82 years old in New York City.
Ali Shaukat
Field hockey player (1897–1960).
Born October 6th, 1897.
Died February 25th, 1960 at 62 years old
Anna Blaman
Dutch writer (1905–1960).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Rotterdam.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 55 years old in Rotterdam (embolism).
Pedro Arispe
Uruguayan footballer (1900-1960).
Born September 30th, 1900 in Montevideo.
Died May 4th, 1960 at 59 years old in Montevideo.
Erik Peterson
German historian and theologian (1890–1960).
Born June 7th, 1890 in Hamburg.
Died October 26th, 1960 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
Sheila Scott Macintyre
Scottish mathematician (1910–1960).
Born April 3rd, 1910 in Edinburgh.
Died March 21st, 1960 at 49 years old in Cincinnati (breast cancer).
Clarence Childs
American hammer thrower and football coach (1883-1960).
Born July 24th, 1884 in Wooster.
Died September 16th, 1960 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Deaths 351 to 375 of 509
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson