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In the year 1960
455 Notable deaths
Semyon Lavochkin
Jewish soviet aerospace engineer (1900-1960).
Born September 11th, 1900 in Smolensk.
Died June 9th, 1960 at 59 years old in Sary Shagan (heart failure).
Richard L. Neuberger
American journalist, author, and politician during the middle of the 20th century (1912–1960).
Born December 26th, 1912 in Multnomah County.
Died March 9th, 1960 at 47 years old in Portland (stroke).
Giuseppe Mario Bellanca
Italian-american airplane designer (1886-1960).
Born March 19th, 1886 in Sciacca.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 74 years old in New York City (leukemia).
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.
Fritz-Hubert Gräser
German general (1888-1960).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died November 4th, 1960 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
Christopher Hornsrud
18th prime minister of norway (1859–1960).
Born November 15th, 1859 in Øvre Eiker.
Died December 12th, 1960 at 101 years old in Oslo.
Willem Elsschot
Flemish writer.
Born May 7th, 1882 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1960 at 78 years old in Antwerp (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Lamb
American composer of ragtime music (1887–1960).
Born December 6th, 1887 in Montclair.
Died September 3rd, 1960 at 72 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Carlos di Sarli
Argentine musician (1903-1960).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 12th, 1960 at 57 years old in Olivos.
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]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 455
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi