Dead at age 60

766 Notable deaths

Jerome Kern

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

Born January 27th, 1885 in Manhattan. [ref]

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

Gertrude Baniszewski

American murderer.

Born September 19th, 1929 in Indianapolis.

Died June 16th, 1990 at 60 years old in Iowa (lung cancer).

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]

Venustiano Carranza

Mexican politician and president of mexico (1859-1920).

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

Died May 21st, 1920 at 60 years old in Tlaxcalantongo (ballistic trauma).

Georg Simmel

German sociologist, philosopher, and critic (1858-1918).

Born March 1st, 1858 in Berlin. [ref]

Died September 28th, 1918 at 60 years old in Strasbourg (liver cancer). [ref]

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).

Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola

Businessman, politician, publisher (1937-1998).

Born August 24th, 1937 in Abeokuta.

Died July 7th, 1998 at 60 years old in Abuja.

Vasili Blokhin

Nkvd officer and chief executioner (1895-1955).

Born January 7th, 1895 in Vladimir Governorate.

Died February 3rd, 1955 at 60 years old in Moscow.

Whittaker Chambers

Defected communist spy, writer, editor.

Born April 1st, 1901 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died July 9th, 1961 at 60 years old in Westminster. [ref]

Craig Shakespeare

English association football player and coach (1963-2024).

Born October 26th, 1963 in Birmingham.

Died August 1st, 2024 at 60 years old (cancer). [ref]

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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes