In the year 1960
468 Notable deaths
Semen Bogdanov
Soviet military commander (1894-1960).
Born August 29th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 12th, 1960 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Francesc Sabaté Llopart
Spanish partisan (1915–1960).
Born March 30th, 1915 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Died January 5th, 1960 at 44 years old in Sant Celoni (gunshot wound).
Karl Kleist
German psychiatrist (1879-1960).
Born January 31st, 1879 in Mulhouse.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Frankfurt.
Raúl Porras Barrenechea
Peruvian politician (1897-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Pisco.
Died September 27th, 1960 at 63 years old in Lima (myocardial infarction).
Adolphe Ferrière
Swiss educator; one of the founders of the movement of the progressive education.
Born August 30th, 1879 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1960 at 80 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Walter Noddack
German chemist.
Born August 17th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 67 years old in Bamberg.
Juan Manuel Frutos
President of paraguay (1879-1960).
Born June 12th, 1879 in Asunción.
Died April 15th, 1960 at 80 years old in Asunción.
August Gailit
Estonian writer (1891–1960).
Born January 9th, 1891 in Sangaste Rural Municipality.
Died November 5th, 1960 at 69 years old in Örebro.
Sigurd Hoel
Norwegian writer (1890–1960).
Born December 14th, 1890 in Nord-Odal Municipality.
Died October 14th, 1960 at 69 years old in Oslo.
Joseph Vendryes
French linguist (1875–1960).
Born January 13th, 1875 in Paris.
Died January 30th, 1960 at 85 years old in Paris.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 468
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett