Dead at age 60

838 Notable deaths

Yakov Yurovsky

Chief executioner of tsar nicholas ii (1878-1938).

Born June 19th, 1878 in Kuybyshev.

Died August 2nd, 1938 at 60 years old in Moscow (ulcer).

Gerry Conlon

Northern irish author and writer, one of the guildford four (1954-2014).

Born March 1st, 1954 in Belfast.

Died June 21st, 2014 at 60 years old in Belfast (lung cancer).

Constance Bennett

American actress (1904–1965).

Born October 22nd, 1904 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 24th, 1965 at 60 years old in Fort Dix (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

John Curtin

Australian politician, 14th prime minister of australia (1885-1945).

Born January 8th, 1885 in Creswick.

Died July 5th, 1945 at 60 years old in The Lodge.

Jim Capaldi

English musician and songwriter.

Born August 2nd, 1944 in Evesham.

Died January 28th, 2005 at 60 years old in London (stomach cancer). [ref]

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi

Libyan mass murderer (1952-2012).

Born April 1st, 1952 in Tripoli.

Died May 20th, 2012 at 60 years old in Tripoli (prostate cancer). [ref]

Jerome Kern

American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945).

Born January 27th, 1885 in Manhattan.

Died November 11th, 1945 at 60 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).

Venustiano Carranza

44th president of mexico.

Born December 29th, 1859 in Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza.

Died May 21st, 1920 at 60 years old in Tlaxcalantongo (gunshot wound).

Anne Kirkbride

English actress (1954-2015).

Born June 21st, 1954 in Oldham.

Died January 19th, 2015 at 60 years old in Salford Royal Hospital (breast cancer).

Claude Cahun

French artist (1894–1954).

Born October 25th, 1894 in Nantes.

Died December 8th, 1954 at 60 years old in Saint Helier.

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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)