In the year 1960
470 Notable deaths
Yan Xishan
Chinese general (1883-1960).
Born August 8th, 1883 in Dingxiang County.
Died July 22nd, 1960 at 76 years old in Taipei.
Giles Gilbert Scott
English architect (1880–1960).
Born November 9th, 1880 in Hampstead.
Died February 8th, 1960 at 79 years old in London (lung cancer).
Claro M. Recto
Filipino statesman (1890–1960).
Born February 8th, 1890 in Tiaong.
Died October 2nd, 1960 at 70 years old in Rome (cardiovascular disease).
Max von Laue
German physicist, nobel laureate and anti-nazi.
Born October 9th, 1879 in Koblenz.
Died April 24th, 1960 at 80 years old in West Berlin (traffic collision). [ref]
Harold Gillies
New zealand plastic surgeon (1882–1960).
Born June 17th, 1882 in Dunedin.
Died September 10th, 1960 at 78 years old in London.
Cedric Gibbons
American art director (1890–1960).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Dublin.
Died July 26th, 1960 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
Oskar von Hindenburg
German politician and general (1883–1960).
Born January 31st, 1883 in Königsberg.
Died February 12th, 1960 at 77 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Hope Emerson
American actress (1897–1960).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Hawarden.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 62 years old in Hollywood (liver disease).
A. P. Carter
American country musician.
Born December 15th, 1891 in Virginia.
Died November 7th, 1960 at 68 years old in Kingsport.
Arthur Meighen
9th prime minister of canada (1874-1960).
Born June 16th, 1874 in Perth South, Ontario.
Died August 5th, 1960 at 86 years old in Toronto.
Victor Hugo Green
American travel writer.
Born November 9th, 1892 in Manhattan.
Died October 16th, 1960 at 67 years old in Manhattan.
Jussi Björling
Swedish tenor (1911–1960).
Born February 5th, 1911 in Stora Tuna.
Died September 9th, 1960 at 49 years old in Engelbrekt church parish (myocardial infarction).
Earl Long
American politician and the 45th governor of louisiana for three non-consecutive terms (1895-1960).
Born August 26th, 1895 in Winnfield.
Died September 5th, 1960 at 65 years old in Alexandria.
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
1st yang di-pertuan agong (1895-1960).
Born August 24th, 1895 in Seri Menanti.
Died April 1st, 1960 at 64 years old in Istana Negara, Jalan Istana.
Edward Brophy
American actor and comedian (1895-1960).
Born February 27th, 1895 in New York City.
Died May 27th, 1960 at 65 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Norodom Suramarit
Cambodian king (1896-1960).
Born March 6th, 1896 in Phnom Penh.
Died April 3rd, 1960 at 64 years old in Phnom Penh (heart failure).
Ernest Holmes
American new thought writer (1887–1960).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Lincoln.
Died April 7th, 1960 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Leonard Woolley
British archaeologist (1880–1960).
Born April 17th, 1880 in Upper Clapton.
Died February 20th, 1960 at 79 years old in London.
Roy Chapman Andrews
American explorer, naturalist, and writer (1884–1960).
Born January 26th, 1884 in Beloit.
Died March 11th, 1960 at 76 years old in Peninsula Community Hospital.
Gladys Bentley
American blues singer.
Born August 12th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died January 18th, 1960 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
James Montgomery Flagg
American artist (1877-1960).
Born June 18th, 1877 in Pelham Manor. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1960 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Harry Ferguson
Irish engineer and inventor (1884–1960).
Born November 4th, 1884 in County Down.
Died October 25th, 1960 at 75 years old in Stow-on-the-Wold.
Victor Sjöström
Swedish film director, screenwriter and actor (1879-1960).
Born September 20th, 1879 in Silbodal parish. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1960 at 80 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Alexandre Lippmann
French fencer.
Born June 11th, 1881 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 23rd, 1960 at 78 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Erich Neumann
German writer, psychologist and philosopher (1905-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Berlin.
Died November 5th, 1960 at 55 years old in Tel Aviv (kidney cancer).
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi