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In the year 1960
436 Notable deaths
Oka Gorodovikov
Soviet general (1879–1960).
Born October 1st, 1879.
Died November 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Walter Noddack
German chemist.
Born August 17th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 67 years old in Bamberg.
Hector Hogan
Australian sprinter.
Born July 11th, 1931 in Rockhampton.
Died September 2nd, 1960 at 29 years old in Brisbane (leukemia).
Joseph Vendryes
French linguist.
Born January 13th, 1875 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1960 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Osvaldo Aranha
Brazilian politician (1894-1960).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Alegrete.
Died January 27th, 1960 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Joseph Lamb
American composer of ragtime music.
Born December 6th, 1887 in Montclair.
Died September 3rd, 1960 at 72 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Haas
German composer and music teacher.
Born March 19th, 1879 in Maihingen. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1960 at 81 years old in Munich. [ref]
August Kopff
German astronomer (1882-1960).
Born February 5th, 1882 in Heidelberg.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Heidelberg.
Karel Absolon
Czech archeologist, geographer, paleontologist, professor, speleologist, university educator and zoologist (1877-1960).
Born June 16th, 1877 in Boskovice. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1960 at 83 years old in Brno.
John Harley
Scottish footballer (1886-1960).
Born May 5th, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died May 15th, 1960 at 74 years old in Montevideo.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 436
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