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In the year 1960
422 Notable deaths
Leonard Warren
Operatic baritone.
Born April 21st, 1911 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1960 at 48 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Abebe Aregai
Prime minister of ethiopia (1903-1960).
Born August 18th, 1903.
Died December 17th, 1960 at 57 years old in Guenete Leul Palace.
José Antonio Aguirre
Basque association football player and politician.
Born March 6th, 1904 in Bilbao.
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 56 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
German general.
Born July 28th, 1903 in Bradford.
Died November 9th, 1960 at 57 years old in Düsseldorf.
Sergei Brukhonenko
Soviet scientist.
Born May 12th, 1890 in Michurinsk.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Fred Buscaglione
Italian actor, recording artist, singer (1921-1960).
Born November 23rd, 1921 in Turin. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1960 at 38 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
Abram Ioffe
Soviet physicist.
Born October 29th, 1880 in Romny. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1960 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
David B. Steinman
American civil engineer.
Born June 11th, 1886 in Teruel.
Died August 21st, 1960 at 74 years old in New York City.
Walter Baade
German astronomer.
Born March 24th, 1893 in Schröttinghausen. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1960 at 67 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Charlie Buchan
English footballer (1891-1960).
Born September 22nd, 1891 in Plumstead.
Died June 25th, 1960 at 68 years old in Monte Carlo.
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