In the year 1960
455 Notable deaths
Igor Grabar
Russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer and historian of art (1871-1960).
Born March 25th, 1871 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1960 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Leo Spitzer
Austrian philologist and literary theorist (1887–1960).
Born February 7th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died September 16th, 1960 at 73 years old in Forte dei Marmi.
Friedrich Adler
Austrian politician (1879-1960).
Born July 9th, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1960 at 80 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Edward Quinan
British army commander (1885–1960).
Born January 9th, 1885 in Kolkata.
Died November 13th, 1960 at 75 years old in London.
Paul Abraham
Jewish-hungarian composer (1892–1960).
Born November 2nd, 1892 in Apatin.
Died May 6th, 1960 at 67 years old in Hamburg.
Mátyás Seiber
British-hungarian composer (1905-1960).
Born May 4th, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1960 at 55 years old in Cape Town (traffic collision). [ref]
Agnes Arber
British botanist (1879-1960).
Born February 23rd, 1879 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
John Francis O'Hara
Catholic cardinal (1888-1960).
Born August 1st, 1888 in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1960 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Yury Olesha
Russian writer (1899-1960).
Born March 3rd, 1899 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Adone Zoli
Italian politician (1887-1960).
Born December 16th, 1887 in Cesena.
Died February 20th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rome.
Deaths 201 to 210 of 455
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker