Dead at age 60
860 Notable deaths
Viktor Barna
Hungarian and british champion table tennis player (1911-1972).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1972 at 60 years old in Lima.
György Orth
Hungarian footballer (1901-1962).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Budapest.
Died January 11th, 1962 at 60 years old in Porto.
Karen Muir
South african swimmer.
Born September 16th, 1952 in Kimberley.
Died April 1st, 2013 at 60 years old in Mossel Bay (breast cancer).
António Teixeira de Sousa
Prime minister of portugal (1857-1917).
Born May 5th, 1857 in Celeirós.
Died June 5th, 1917 at 60 years old in Porto.
Mikoláš Aleš
Czech illustrator and painter (1852-1913).
Born November 18th, 1852 in Mirotice. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1913 at 60 years old in Vinohrady (stroke). [ref]
Pawel Jasienica
Polish historian, journalist and soldier (1909–1970).
Born November 10th, 1909 in Ulyanovsk.
Died August 19th, 1970 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Uuno Klami
Finnish composer (1900–1961).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Virolahti.
Died May 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Virolahti (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Reck-Malleczewen
German writer.
Born August 11th, 1884 in Masuria. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 60 years old in Dachau concentration camp (typhus, ballistic trauma). [ref]
Wolfgang Windgassen
German operatic tenor.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Annemasse. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1974 at 60 years old in Stuttgart (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cecilio Apóstol
Filipino writer (1877–1938).
Born November 22nd, 1877 in Manila.
Died September 8th, 1938 at 60 years old in Caloocan.
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis