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In the year 1960
470 Notable deaths
Dorothea Douglass
English tennis and badminton player.
Born September 3rd, 1878 in Ealing.
Died January 7th, 1960 at 81 years old in Kensington. [ref]
Teiji Takagi
Japanese mathematician (1875–1960).
Born April 21st, 1875 in Kasuga.
Died February 29th, 1960 at 84 years old in Tokyo.
Kathlyn Williams
American actress (1879-1960).
Died September 23rd, 1960 at 81 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Igor Grabar
Russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer and historian of art (1871-1960).
Born March 25th, 1871 in Pest, Buda.
Died May 16th, 1960 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Leo Spitzer
Austrian philologist and literary theorist (1887–1960).
Born February 7th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died September 16th, 1960 at 73 years old in Forte dei Marmi.
Friedrich Adler
Austrian politician (1879-1960).
Born July 9th, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1960 at 80 years old in Zürich. [ref]
William Morgan Shuster
American publisher (1877-1960).
Born February 23rd, 1877 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 26th, 1960 at 83 years old in New York City.
Edward Quinan
British army commander (1885–1960).
Born January 9th, 1885 in Kolkata.
Died November 13th, 1960 at 75 years old in London.
Paul Abraham
Jewish-hungarian composer (1892–1960).
Born November 2nd, 1892 in Apatin.
Died May 6th, 1960 at 67 years old in Hamburg.
Mátyás Seiber
British-hungarian composer (1905-1960).
Born May 4th, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1960 at 55 years old in Cape Town (traffic collision). [ref]
Agnes Arber
British botanist (1879-1960).
Born February 23rd, 1879 in Primrose Hill.
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
John Francis O'Hara
Catholic cardinal (1888-1960).
Born August 1st, 1888 in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1960 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Yury Olesha
Russian writer (1899-1960).
Born March 3rd, 1899 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died May 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Adone Zoli
Italian politician (1887-1960).
Born December 16th, 1887 in Cesena.
Died February 20th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rome.
Torashirō Kawabe
Japanese general (1890–1960).
Born September 25th, 1890 in Toyama Prefecture.
Died June 25th, 1960 at 69 years old
Franklin Pierce Adams
American newspaper columnist (1881-1960).
Born November 15th, 1881 in Chicago.
Died March 23rd, 1960 at 78 years old in New York City.
Carlos Mendieta
Cuban politician (1873-1960).
Born November 4th, 1873 in San Antonio de las Vueltas.
Died September 27th, 1960 at 86 years old in Havana.
Vladimir Dimitrov
Bulgarian artist (1882-1960).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Frolosh.
Died September 29th, 1960 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Charles Forbes
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1880-1960).
Born November 22nd, 1880 in British Ceylon.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 79 years old in Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital.
Henny Porten
German actress and film producer (1890-1960).
Born January 7th, 1890 in Magdeburg.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Rutland Boughton
British composer (1878–1960).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Aylesbury.
Died January 25th, 1960 at 82 years old in London.
Horace Robertson
Australian army senior commander (1894-1960).
Born October 29th, 1894 in Warrnambool.
Died April 28th, 1960 at 65 years old in Heidelberg.
Robert Falco
French judge at the nuremberg trials (1882-1960).
Born February 26th, 1882 in Paris.
Died January 14th, 1960 at 77 years old in Paris.
Sonya Levien
Screenwriter (1888-1960).
Born December 25th, 1888 in Panemunė.
Died March 19th, 1960 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Semyon Lavochkin
Jewish soviet aerospace engineer (1900-1960).
Born September 11th, 1900 in Smolensk.
Died June 9th, 1960 at 59 years old in Sary Shagan (heart failure).
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