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In the year 1960
422 Notable deaths
Nima Yushij
Iranian poet.
Born November 12th, 1895 in Yush.
Died January 6th, 1960 at 64 years old in Shemiran (pneumonia).
Alan Stacey
British racecar driver (1933-1960).
Born August 29th, 1933 in Essex.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 26 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit.
Ernő Dohnányi
Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist (1877-1960).
Born July 27th, 1877 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1960 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Edwin Fischer
Swiss musician (1886-1960).
Born October 6th, 1886 in Basel. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1960 at 74 years old in Zürich. [ref]
John Miljan
Actor.
Born November 9th, 1892 in Lead.
Died January 24th, 1960 at 67 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Hersch Lauterpacht
Polish-british judge, legal scholar.
Born August 16th, 1897 in Zhovkva. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 62 years old in London. [ref]
Knud Enemark Jensen
Danish racing cyclist (1936-1960).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Aarhus.
Died August 26th, 1960 at 23 years old in Rome (doping in sport).
Arthur Benjamin
Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher.
Born September 18th, 1893 in Sydney. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1960 at 66 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Clara Kimball Young
American actress and film producer (1890-1960).
Born September 6th, 1890 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Pierre Reverdy
French poet (1889-1960).
Born September 13th, 1889 in Narbonne. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1960 at 70 years old in Solesmes Abbey. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 422
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius