In the year 1960
422 Notable deaths
Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Last grand duchess of imperial russia (1882-1960).
Born June 13th, 1882 in Petergof.
Died November 24th, 1960 at 78 years old in Toronto.
Erich Raeder
German naval officer and großadmiral during world war ii.
Born April 24th, 1876 in Wandsbek. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1960 at 84 years old in Kiel. [ref]
Richard Cromwell
American stage actor (1910-1960).
Born January 8th, 1910 in Long Beach.
Died October 11th, 1960 at 50 years old in Hollywood (liver cancer).
Joy Davidman
American poet.
Born April 18th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 45 years old in Oxford (bone cancer).
Wu Lien-teh
Malaysian physician and public health official (1879-1960).
Born March 10th, 1879 in Penang Island.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 80 years old in Penang.
Amānullāh Khān
King and emir of afghanistan (1892-1960).
Born June 1st, 1892 in Paghman.
Died April 25th, 1960 at 67 years old in Zürich.
Salvatore Ferragamo
Italian shoe designer (1898-1960).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Naples.
Died August 7th, 1960 at 62 years old in Florence.
Diana Barrymore
American actress (1921-1960).
Born March 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died January 25th, 1960 at 38 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Sylvia Pankhurst
Activist, suffragette, pacifist internationalist.
Born May 5th, 1882 in Manchester. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1960 at 78 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
J. L. Austin
English philosopher.
Born March 26th, 1911 in Lancaster. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1960 at 48 years old in Oxford (lung cancer). [ref]
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé