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In the year 1960
467 Notable deaths
Maud Menten
Canadian physician and chemist (1879–1960).
Born March 20th, 1879 in Port Lambton. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Ontario.
Lottie Dod
English tennis player (1871-1960).
Born September 24th, 1871 in Bebington.
Died June 27th, 1960 at 88 years old in Sway.
Ethel Lilian Voynich
British writer and musician.
Born May 11th, 1864 in Ballintemple.
Died July 28th, 1960 at 96 years old in New York City.
John P. Marquand
American writer (1893–1960).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Wilmington.
Died July 16th, 1960 at 66 years old in Newburyport.
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Chilean army officer and political figure (1877-1960).
Born November 3rd, 1877 in Linares.
Died April 28th, 1960 at 82 years old in Santiago (liver cancer).
Alfred L. Kroeber
American anthropologist.
Born June 11th, 1876 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1960 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bruno Loerzer
Officer in the german luftstreitkräfte during world war i and luftwaffe during world war ii.
Born January 22nd, 1891 in Berlin.
Died August 23rd, 1960 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Adriano Olivetti
Italian businessman (1901-1960).
Born April 11th, 1901 in Ivrea. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1960 at 58 years old in Aigle. [ref]
Józef Haller
Polish general (1873-1960).
Born August 13th, 1873 in Jurczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1960 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Józef Retinger
Polish diplomat (1888-1960).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Kraków.
Died June 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in London (lung cancer).
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene