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In the year 1960
455 Notable deaths
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).
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese christian social reformer.
Born July 10th, 1888 in Kōbe. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1960 at 71 years old [ref]
Georges Claude
French engineer and inventor (1870–1960).
Born September 24th, 1870 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 89 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Chris Bristow
Racecar driver.
Born December 2nd, 1937 in Lambeth.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 22 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit (decapitation).
Dennis Hoey
British film actor (1893-1960).
Born March 30th, 1893 in London.
Died July 25th, 1960 at 67 years old in Palm Beach (disease).
Eric Temple Bell
Scottish american mathematician and science fiction author (1883-1960).
Born February 7th, 1883 in Peterhead.
Died December 21st, 1960 at 77 years old in Watsonville.
Hugo Alfvén
Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960).
Born May 1st, 1872 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 88 years old in Falun. [ref]
David Diop
Senegalese poet (1927-1960).
Born July 9th, 1927 in Bordeaux.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 33 years old [ref]
Red Byron
Racecar driver.
Born March 12th, 1915 in Colorado.
Died November 11th, 1960 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Jacques Becker
French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960).
Born September 15th, 1906 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 21st, 1960 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (iron overload).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 455
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman