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Dead at age 60

769 Notable deaths

Drafi Deutscher

German singer and songwriter of sinti origin (1946-2006).

Born May 9th, 1946 in Berlin.

Died June 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Frankfurt am Main (heart failure).

Bob Kaufman

African american beat poet.

Born April 18th, 1925 in New Orleans.

Died January 12th, 1986 at 60 years old in San Francisco.

Juan Yagüe Blanco

Spanish legion general (1891-1952).

Born November 9th, 1891 in San Leonardo de Yagüe.

Died October 29th, 1952 at 60 years old in Burgos.

Ary Barroso

Brazilian composer and musician.

Born November 7th, 1903 in Ubá. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1964 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Robert Laycock

British army general.

Born April 18th, 1907 in London.

Died March 10th, 1968 at 60 years old in Wiseton (myocardial infarction).

Ralph Linton

American anthropologist.

Born February 27th, 1893 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1953 at 60 years old in New Haven. [ref]

Robert P. Patterson

American federal judge, undersecretary of war, later secretary of war (1891-1952).

Born February 12th, 1891 in New York City, Glens Falls.

Died January 22nd, 1952 at 60 years old in Newark.

Peter Cooper Hewitt

American electrical engineer (1861-1921).

Born May 5th, 1861 in New York City.

Died August 25th, 1921 at 60 years old in Paris.

Charlie Hall

Actor.

Born August 19th, 1899 in Birmingham.

Died December 7th, 1959 at 60 years old in Hollywood. [ref]

Mikhail Alekseyev

Russian general of infantry (1857–1918).

Born November 15th, 1857 in Tver.

Died October 8th, 1918 at 60 years old in Krasnodar.

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