In the year 1960

470 Notable deaths

Lowell Gilmore

American actor (1906-1960).

Born December 20th, 1906 in Saint Paul.

Died January 31st, 1960 at 53 years old in Hollywood.

Alfred Edward Green

American film director (1889-1960).

Born July 11th, 1889 in Perris. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1960 at 71 years old in Hollywood. [ref]

Earle S. MacPherson

American automotive engineer.

Born July 6th, 1891 in Highland Park.

Died January 26th, 1960 at 68 years old

Mitrofan Nedelin

Soviet marshal (1902–1960).

Born November 9th, 1902 in Borisoglebsk.

Died October 24th, 1960 at 57 years old in Baikonur.

Ma Hongbin

Chinese politician (1884–1960).

Born September 14th, 1884 in Linxia County.

Died October 21st, 1960 at 76 years old in Lanzhou.

Auguste Herbin

Painter (1882-1960).

Born April 29th, 1882 in Quiévy. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1960 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]

Friedrich Kirchner

German general (1885-1960).

Born March 26th, 1885 in Zöbigker.

Died April 6th, 1960 at 75 years old in Fulda.

Dora Marsden

Feminist, journal editor, author (1882–1960).

Born March 5th, 1882 in Marsden. [ref]

Died December 13th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dumfries. [ref]

Hamide Ayşe Sultan

Ottoman princess, daughter of abdul hamid ii.

Born October 31st, 1886 in Istanbul.

Died August 11th, 1960 at 73 years old in Istanbul.

Edgar Feuchtinger

German general (1894–1960).

Born November 9th, 1894 in Metz.

Died January 21st, 1960 at 65 years old in Berlin.

Henrik Shipstead

American politician (1881-1960).

Born January 8th, 1881 in Kandiyohi County.

Died June 26th, 1960 at 79 years old in Alexandria.

Teodoro Picado Michalski

President of costa rica (1900-1960).

Born January 10th, 1900 in San José.

Died June 1st, 1960 at 60 years old in Managua.

Walter Bauer

German theologian (1877-1960).

Born August 8th, 1877 in Königsberg. [ref]

Died November 17th, 1960 at 83 years old in Göttingen. [ref]

Walter Kuntze

German general (1883–1960).

Born February 23rd, 1883 in Pritzerbe. [ref]

Died April 1st, 1960 at 77 years old in Detmold.

Gregorio Marañón

Spanish academic (1887-1960).

Born May 19th, 1887 in Madrid. [ref]

Died March 27th, 1960 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]

George de Roerich

Russian tibetologist.

Born August 16th, 1902 in Okulovka (town), Novgorod Oblast. [ref]

Died May 21st, 1960 at 57 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Ernest Barker

British political scientist (1874-1960).

Born September 23rd, 1874 in Barker Cottage.

Died February 17th, 1960 at 85 years old in Cambridge.

Henry Skillman Breckinridge

American olympic fencer, lawyer and politician (1886–1960).

Born May 25th, 1886 in Chicago.

Died May 2nd, 1960 at 73 years old in New York City.

Anton Giulio Bragaglia

Italian photographer, filmmaker and writer (1890-1960).

Born February 11th, 1890 in Frosinone. [ref]

Died July 15th, 1960 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]

Arthur Wontner

British actor (1875-1960).

Born January 21st, 1875 in London.

Died July 10th, 1960 at 85 years old in London.

Félix-Roland Moumié

Cameroonian physician.

Born November 1st, 1925 in Foumban.

Died November 3rd, 1960 at 35 years old in Geneva (poison).

Erwin Jaenecke

German general (1890–1960).

Born April 22nd, 1890 in Freren.

Died July 3rd, 1960 at 70 years old in Cologne.

Mado Robin

French coloratura soprano (1918–1960).

Born December 29th, 1918 in Yzeures-sur-Creuse.

Died December 10th, 1960 at 41 years old in Paris (leukemia, liver cancer).

Princess Xenia of Montenegro

Daughter of nicholas i of montenegro (1881-1960).

Born April 22nd, 1881 in Cetinje.

Died March 10th, 1960 at 78 years old in Paris.

Antoni Chruściel

Polish general.

Born June 16th, 1895 in Gniewczyna Łańcucka.

Died November 30th, 1960 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C..

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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson