In the year 1960
422 Notable deaths
Félix-Roland Moumié
Cameroonian politician (1925-1960).
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.
Sonya Levien
Screenwriter (1888-1960).
Born December 25th, 1888 in Panemunė. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1960 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Willem Elsschot
Flemish writer.
Born May 7th, 1882 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1960 at 78 years old in Antwerp (cancer). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel