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In the year 1960
436 Notable deaths
Yury Olesha
Russian writer (1899-1960).
Born March 3rd, 1899 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Carlos Mendieta
Cuban politician (1873-1960).
Born November 4th, 1873 in San Antonio de las Vueltas.
Died September 27th, 1960 at 86 years old in Havana.
Félix-Roland Moumié
Cameroonian physician.
Born November 1st, 1925 in Foumban.
Died November 3rd, 1960 at 35 years old in Geneva (poison).
Agnes Arber
British botanist (1879-1960).
Born February 23rd, 1879 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Vilmos Huszár
Hungarian painter and designer (1884-1960).
Born January 5th, 1884 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1960 at 76 years old in Hierden. [ref]
Friedrich Adler
Austrian politician (1879-1960).
Born July 9th, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1960 at 80 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Rutland Boughton
English composer of opera and choral music (1878-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Aylesbury. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1960 at 82 years old in London. [ref]
Fritz-Hubert Gräser
German general (1888-1960).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died November 4th, 1960 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Johan Gunnar Andersson
Swedish archeologist and geologist (1874–1960).
Born July 3rd, 1874 in Knista parish. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1960 at 86 years old in Hägerstens församling.
Horace Robertson
Australian army senior commander (1894-1960).
Born October 29th, 1894 in Warrnambool.
Died April 28th, 1960 at 65 years old in Heidelberg.
Deaths 201 to 210 of 436
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