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Dead at age 60

859 Notable deaths

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar

Turkish writer (1901-1962).

Born June 23rd, 1901 in Istanbul.

Died January 24th, 1962 at 60 years old in Istanbul.

John Lennard-Jones

British scientist (1894-1954).

Born October 27th, 1894 in Lancashire.

Died November 1st, 1954 at 60 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.

Gordon Pirie

Athletics competitor (1931–1991).

Born February 10th, 1931 in Leeds.

Died December 7th, 1991 at 60 years old in Lymington (cholangiocarcinoma).

Hamilton Harty

Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist.

Born December 17th, 1880 in Royal Hillsborough.

Died February 19th, 1941 at 60 years old in Hove.

Leevi Madetoja

Finnish composer (1887–1947).

Born February 17th, 1887 in Oulu.

Died October 6th, 1947 at 60 years old in Helsinki.

Adolf Busch

German violinist and composer.

Born August 8th, 1891 in Siegen. [ref]

Died June 9th, 1952 at 60 years old in Guilford. [ref]

Muggsy Spanier

American musician (1901-1967).

Born November 9th, 1906 in Chicago. [ref]

Died February 12th, 1967 at 60 years old in Sausalito.

Hafiz Ibrahim

Egyptian poet.

Born February 24th, 1872 in Asyut Governorate.

Died July 31st, 1932 at 60 years old

Egon Friedell

Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (kabarettist) and theatre critic (1878–1938).

Born January 21st, 1878 in Vienna.

Died March 16th, 1938 at 60 years old in Vienna (falling).

Darshan Ranganathan

Indian chemist.

Born June 4th, 1941 in Delhi.

Died June 4th, 2001 at 60 years old (breast cancer).

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