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In the year 1960
422 Notable deaths
Lottie Dod
English tennis player (1871-1960).
Born September 24th, 1871 in Bebington.
Died June 27th, 1960 at 88 years old in Sway.
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Chilean army officer and political figure (1877-1960).
Born November 3rd, 1877 in Linares. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1960 at 82 years old in Santiago (liver cancer). [ref]
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1878-1960).
Born July 7th, 1878 in Reichenau an der Rax.
Died March 13th, 1960 at 81 years old in Vaduz.
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Greek conductor, pianist, and composer (1896–1960).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Athens. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1960 at 64 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oswald Veblen
American mathematician.
Born June 24th, 1880 in Decorah. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1960 at 80 years old in Brooklin. [ref]
Georges Claude
Prolific inventor and industrialist. politician and german collaborator in the second world war (1870-1960).
Born September 24th, 1870 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 89 years old in Saint-Cloud.
David Diop
Senegalese poet (1927-1960).
Born July 9th, 1927 in Bordeaux.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 33 years old [ref]
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.
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.
Buddy Adler
Film producer (1909-1960).
Born June 22nd, 1909 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1960 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 422
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