In the year 1960
470 Notable deaths
Chris Bristow
Racecar driver.
Born December 2nd, 1937 in Lambeth.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 22 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit (decapitation).
Dennis Hoey
British film actor (1893-1960).
Born March 30th, 1893 in London.
Died July 25th, 1960 at 67 years old in Palm Beach (disease).
Eric Temple Bell
Scottish american mathematician and science fiction author (1883-1960).
Born February 7th, 1883 in Peterhead.
Died December 21st, 1960 at 77 years old in Watsonville.
Hugo Alfvén
Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960).
Born May 1st, 1872 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 88 years old in Falun. [ref]
David Diop
Senegalese poet (1927-1960).
Born July 9th, 1927 in Bordeaux.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 33 years old [ref]
Red Byron
Racecar driver (1915–1960).
Born March 12th, 1915 in Colorado.
Died November 11th, 1960 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Jacques Becker
French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960).
Born September 15th, 1906 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 21st, 1960 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (iron overload).
J. C. Kumarappa
Jōsaph celladurai; b. 01/04/1892; economist; mem., indian planning comm.; protagonist of gandhian principles; d. 01/30/1960 (1892–1960).
Born January 4th, 1892 in Thanjavur.
Died January 30th, 1960 at 68 years old in Chennai, Madurai, T.Kallupatti.
Dirk Jan de Geer
Dutch politician (1870-1960).
Born December 14th, 1870 in Groningen.
Died November 28th, 1960 at 89 years old in Soest.
Dudley Nichols
American screenwriter (1895-1960).
Born April 6th, 1895 in Wapakoneta.
Died January 4th, 1960 at 64 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Alan Stacey
British racecar driver (1933-1960).
Born August 29th, 1933 in Essex.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 26 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit.
Nima Yushij
Iranian poet (1895–1960).
Born November 12th, 1895 in Yush.
Died January 6th, 1960 at 64 years old in Shemiran (pneumonia).
Hersch Lauterpacht
Polish-british judge, legal scholar.
Born August 16th, 1897 in Zhovkva. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 62 years old in London. [ref]
Sergei Brukhonenko
Soviet scientist.
Born May 12th, 1890 in Michurinsk.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 69 years old in Moscow.
John Rupert Firth
English linguist (1890-1960).
Born June 17th, 1890 in Keighley.
Died December 14th, 1960 at 70 years old in Lindfield. [ref]
Pierre Reverdy
French poet (1889-1960).
Born September 13th, 1889 in Narbonne. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1960 at 70 years old in Solesmes Abbey. [ref]
Héctor Castro
Uruguayan footballer (1904-1960).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Montevideo.
Died September 15th, 1960 at 55 years old in Montevideo.
Abebe Aregai
Prime minister of ethiopia (1903-1960).
Born August 18th, 1903.
Died December 17th, 1960 at 57 years old in Guenete Leul Palace.
John Miljan
American actor (1892–1960).
Born November 9th, 1892 in Lead.
Died January 24th, 1960 at 67 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Clara Kimball Young
American actress and film producer (1890-1960).
Born September 6th, 1890 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Knud Enemark Jensen
Danish racing cyclist (1936-1960).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Aarhus.
Died August 26th, 1960 at 23 years old in Rome (doping in sport).
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
German general.
Born July 28th, 1903 in Bradford.
Died November 9th, 1960 at 57 years old in Düsseldorf.
Clyde Kluckhohn
American anthropologist (1905–1960).
Born January 11th, 1905 in Le Mars.
Died July 28th, 1960 at 55 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).
Sibilla Aleramo
Italian writer and feminist, editor (1876-1960).
Born August 14th, 1876 in Alessandria. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1960 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
José Antonio Aguirre
Basque association football player and politician (1904–1960).
Born March 6th, 1904 in Bilbao.
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 56 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson