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In the year 1960
470 Notable deaths
Lester Patrick
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1883-1960).
Born December 30th, 1883 in Drummondville.
Died June 1st, 1960 at 76 years old in Victoria (myocardial infarction).
Maud Menten
Canadian physician and chemist (1879–1960).
Born March 20th, 1879 in Port Lambton. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Ontario.
Lottie Dod
English tennis player (1871-1960).
Born September 24th, 1871 in Bebington.
Died June 27th, 1960 at 88 years old in Sway.
Ethel Lilian Voynich
British writer and musician.
Born May 11th, 1864 in Ballintemple.
Died July 28th, 1960 at 96 years old in New York City.
John P. Marquand
American writer (1893–1960).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Wilmington.
Died July 16th, 1960 at 66 years old in Newburyport.
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Chilean army officer and political figure (1877-1960).
Born November 3rd, 1877 in Linares.
Died April 28th, 1960 at 82 years old in Santiago (liver cancer).
Alfred L. Kroeber
American anthropologist.
Born June 11th, 1876 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1960 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bruno Loerzer
Officer in the german luftstreitkräfte during world war i and luftwaffe during world war ii.
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Berlin.
Died August 23rd, 1960 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Adriano Olivetti
Italian engineer, politician, and industrialist (1901–1960).
Born April 11th, 1901 in Ivrea.
Died February 27th, 1960 at 58 years old in Aigle.
Józef Haller
Polish general (1873-1960).
Born August 13th, 1873 in Jurczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1960 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Józef Retinger
Polish diplomat (1888-1960).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Kraków.
Died June 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in London (lung cancer).
Oswald Veblen
American mathematician.
Born June 24th, 1880 in Decorah. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1960 at 80 years old in Brooklin. [ref]
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Greek and american conductor (1896–1960).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Athens. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1960 at 64 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gregory Ratoff
Russian-american actor, director and producer (1897–1960).
Born April 20th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 14th, 1960 at 63 years old in Solothurn (leukemia).
Ernő Dohnányi
Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist (1877-1960).
Born July 27th, 1877 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1960 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Fortunato Depero
Italian painter, writer, sculptor and graphic designer (1892–1960).
Born March 30th, 1892 in Fondo.
Died November 29th, 1960 at 68 years old in Rovereto.
Alexandre Benois
Russian artist (1870-1960).
Born May 3rd, 1870 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1960 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vicki Baum
Austrian writer (1888–1960).
Born January 24th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Clara Haskil
Romanian-swiss classical pianist (1895-1960).
Born January 7th, 1895 in Bucharest.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (falling from height).
Véra Clouzot
Brazilian-french actress (1913-1960).
Born December 30th, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 15th, 1960 at 46 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Lawrence Tibbett
American opera singer (1896-1960).
Born November 16th, 1896 in Bakersfield.
Died July 15th, 1960 at 63 years old in Roosevelt Hospital (falling from height).
Gilbert Vernam
American cryptographer (1890–1960).
Born April 3rd, 1890 in Brooklyn.
Died February 7th, 1960 at 69 years old
Buddy Adler
Film producer (1909-1960).
Born June 22nd, 1909 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1960 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese christian social reformer.
Born July 10th, 1888 in Kōbe. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1960 at 71 years old [ref]
Georges Claude
French engineer and inventor (1870–1960).
Born September 24th, 1870 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 89 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 470
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown