In the year 1960
468 Notable deaths
Agnes Arber
British botanist (1879-1960).
Born February 23rd, 1879 in Primrose Hill.
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
John Francis O'Hara
Catholic cardinal (1888-1960).
Born August 1st, 1888 in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1960 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Yury Olesha
Russian writer (1899-1960).
Born March 3rd, 1899 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died May 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Adone Zoli
Italian politician (1887-1960).
Born December 16th, 1887 in Cesena.
Died February 20th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rome.
Torashirō Kawabe
Japanese general (1890–1960).
Born September 25th, 1890 in Toyama Prefecture.
Died June 25th, 1960 at 69 years old
Franklin Pierce Adams
American newspaper columnist (1881-1960).
Born November 15th, 1881 in Chicago.
Died March 23rd, 1960 at 78 years old in New York City.
Carlos Mendieta
Cuban politician (1873-1960).
Born November 4th, 1873 in San Antonio de las Vueltas.
Died September 27th, 1960 at 86 years old in Havana.
Vladimir Dimitrov
Bulgarian artist (1882-1960).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Frolosh.
Died September 29th, 1960 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Charles Forbes
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1880-1960).
Born November 22nd, 1880 in British Ceylon.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 79 years old in Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital.
Henny Porten
German actress and film producer (1890-1960).
Born January 7th, 1890 in Magdeburg.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 468
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes