In the year 1960
455 Notable deaths
J. C. Kumarappa
Jōsaph celladurai; b. 01/04/1892; economist; mem., indian planning comm.; protagonist of gandhian principles; d. 01/30/1960 (1892–1960).
Born January 4th, 1892 in Thanjavur.
Died January 30th, 1960 at 68 years old in Chennai, Madurai, T.Kallupatti.
Dirk Jan de Geer
Dutch politician (1870-1960).
Born December 14th, 1870 in Groningen.
Died November 28th, 1960 at 89 years old in Soest.
Dudley Nichols
American screenwriter (1895-1960).
Born April 6th, 1895 in Wapakoneta.
Died January 4th, 1960 at 64 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
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.
Nima Yushij
Iranian poet (1895–1960).
Born November 12th, 1895 in Yush.
Died January 6th, 1960 at 64 years old in Shemiran (pneumonia).
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]
Sergei Brukhonenko
Soviet scientist.
Born May 12th, 1890 in Michurinsk.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 69 years old in Moscow.
John Rupert Firth
English linguist (1890-1960).
Born June 17th, 1890 in Keighley.
Died December 14th, 1960 at 70 years old in Lindfield. [ref]
Pierre Reverdy
French poet (1889-1960).
Born September 13th, 1889 in Narbonne. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1960 at 70 years old in Solesmes Abbey. [ref]
Héctor Castro
Uruguayan footballer (1904-1960).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Montevideo.
Died September 15th, 1960 at 55 years old in Montevideo.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 455
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs