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In the year 1960
509 Notable deaths
Friedl Iby
Gymnast (1905–1960).
Born April 6th, 1905 in Nuremberg.
Died April 18th, 1960 at 55 years old in Munich.
Käthe Hoffmann
German teacher and botanist (1883–1960).
Born August 1st, 1883 in Wrocław.
Died December 30th, 1960 at 77 years old in Lichtenrade.
Saturnino Martínez
Mexican footballer (1927-1960).
Born November 30th, 1927 in León de Los Aldama.
Died November 7th, 1960 at 32 years old
Julius Frey
Swimmer (1881–1960).
Born October 25th, 1881 in Stuttgart.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
William Coales
British long-distance runner (1886-1960).
Born January 8th, 1886 in Aldwincle.
Died January 19th, 1960 at 74 years old in Sudbury.
Gaston Amson
Fencer (1883-1960).
Born November 17th, 1883 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 16th, 1960 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Anni Holdmann
German sprinter (1900–1960).
Born January 28th, 1900 in Hamburg.
Died November 2nd, 1960 at 60 years old in Hamburg.
Ya'akov Cahan
Israeli writer (1881-1960).
Born June 26th, 1881 in Slutsk.
Died November 20th, 1960 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.
Hjalmar Nyström
Olympic wrestler (1904-1960).
Born March 28th, 1904 in Helsinki.
Died December 6th, 1960 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Konrad Huber
Sport shooter (1892-1960).
Born November 4th, 1892 in Helsinki.
Died December 4th, 1960 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
José Maria Yermo
Spanish sportsman (1903-1960).
Born June 21st, 1903 in Getxo.
Died October 21st, 1960 at 57 years old in Bilbao.
Noël Bas
French gymnast (1877-1960).
Born December 25th, 1877 in Strenquels. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1960 at 82 years old in Brive-la-Gaillarde. [ref]
Frederick Goodfellow
British tug of war competitor (1874–1960).
Born March 7th, 1874 in Walsall.
Died November 22nd, 1960 at 86 years old in London.
Charles Delporte
Fencer.
Born March 11th, 1893 in Ixelles.
Died October 9th, 1960 at 67 years old in Forest. [ref]
Ed Carmichael
Gymnast (1907-1960).
Born January 2nd, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died September 3rd, 1960 at 53 years old in Los Angeles.
František Lexa
Czech academic, egyptologist, professor, university educator and science writer (1876–1960).
Born April 5th, 1876 in Pardubice. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1960 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Kaarlo Soinio
Finnish gymnast and footballer (1888-1960).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Helsinki.
Died October 24th, 1960 at 72 years old in Helsinki.
Eilert Falch-Lund
Sailor and businessman (1875-1960).
Born January 27th, 1875 in Oslo.
Died February 2nd, 1960 at 85 years old
Cyril Wright
British yacht racer (1885-1960).
Born September 17th, 1885 in Hampstead.
Died July 26th, 1960 at 74 years old
Jules Lowie
Belgian racing cyclist (1913–1960).
Born October 6th, 1913 in Nokere. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1960 at 46 years old in Deinze.
Tetsuro Watsuji
Japanese philosopher (1889–1960).
Born March 1st, 1889 in Himeji.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 71 years old in Kamakura (myocardial infarction).
Helen Hellwig
Us tennis player (1874–1960).
Born March 4th, 1874 in Brooklyn.
Died November 26th, 1960 at 86 years old in Manhattan.
Walter Corbett
English footballer (1880–1960).
Born November 26th, 1880 in Wellington. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1960 at 79 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Carl Keenan Seyfert
American astronomer (1911–1960).
Born February 11th, 1911 in Cleveland.
Died June 13th, 1960 at 49 years old in Nashville (traffic collision).
Rudolf Degermark
Gymnast (1886–1960).
Born July 19th, 1886 in Piteå city Parish.
Died May 21st, 1960 at 73 years old in Västerled.
Deaths 451 to 475 of 509
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde