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In the year 1960
455 Notable deaths
Vilho Petter Nenonen
Finnish general.
Born March 6th, 1883 in Kuopio.
Died February 17th, 1960 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Jaap Kunst
Dutch ethnomusicologist.
Born August 12th, 1891 in Groningen. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1960 at 69 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
John Farquhar Fulton
American neurophysiologist and historian of science (1899–1960).
Born November 1st, 1899 in Saint Paul.
Died May 29th, 1960 at 60 years old in Hamden.
Jack Laviolette
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born July 17th, 1879 in Belleville. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1960 at 80 years old in Quebec, Montreal.
Pierre Monatte
French trade unionist.
Born January 15th, 1881 in Monlet.
Died June 27th, 1960 at 79 years old in Vanves.
Walter Goehr
German composer and conductor.
Born May 28th, 1903 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1960 at 57 years old in Sheffield. [ref]
Maurice de Broglie
French physicist (1875-1960).
Born April 27th, 1875 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1960 at 85 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Wander Johannes de Haas
Dutch physicist.
Born March 2nd, 1878 in Leiden, Lisse. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1960 at 82 years old in Bilthoven. [ref]
Otto Hersing
German officer (1885-1960).
Born November 30th, 1885 in Mulhouse.
Died July 5th, 1960 at 74 years old in Angelmodde.
Mary Bailey
Anglo-irish aviator (1890-1960).
Born December 1st, 1890 in Rossmore Castle.
Died July 29th, 1960 at 69 years old in Kenilworth.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 455
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