In the year 1960
468 Notable deaths
Victor Janson
German actor (1884-1960).
Born September 25th, 1884 in Riga.
Died June 29th, 1960 at 75 years old in Wilmersdorf.
Désiré Defauw
Conductor, violinist.
Born September 5th, 1885 in Ghent. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1960 at 74 years old in Gary. [ref]
Dmitry Gulia
Soviet writer (1874-1960).
Born February 21st, 1874 in Varcha.
Died April 7th, 1960 at 86 years old in Agudzera.
Hector Hogan
Australian sprinter.
Born July 11th, 1931 in Rockhampton.
Died September 2nd, 1960 at 29 years old in Brisbane (leukemia).
August Kopff
German astronomer (1882-1960).
Born February 5th, 1882 in Heidelberg.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
Al Herman
American racing driver.
Born March 15th, 1927 in Pennsylvania.
Died June 18th, 1960 at 33 years old in West Haven.
Mahlon Hamilton
Actor (1880-1960).
Born June 15th, 1880 in Baltimore.
Died June 20th, 1960 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Juan Jover
Spanish racing driver.
Born November 23rd, 1903 in Barcelona.
Died June 28th, 1960 at 56 years old in Sitges (traffic collision).
Joseph Wendel
German prelate; roman catholic archbishop of munich and freising.
Born May 27th, 1901 in Blieskastel.
Died December 31st, 1960 at 59 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Karel Absolon
Czech archeologist, geographer, paleontologist, professor, speleologist, university educator and zoologist (1877-1960).
Born June 16th, 1877 in Boskovice. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1960 at 83 years old in Brno.
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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)