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In the year 1960
422 Notable deaths
Nevil Shute
British writer and engineer.
Born January 17th, 1899 in Ealing. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1960 at 60 years old in Melbourne (stroke). [ref]
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
British noble; eldest child of prince henry of battenberg and princess beatrice of the united kingdom; grandson of queen victoria (1886-1960).
Born November 23rd, 1886 in Windsor Castle.
Died February 23rd, 1960 at 73 years old in Kensington Palace.
Wilhelm Pieck
German communist politician, president of gdr (1876-1960).
Born January 3rd, 1876 in Guben.
Died September 7th, 1960 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Melanie Klein
British austrian born psychoanalyst.
Born March 30th, 1882 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1960 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Hans Wilsdorf
German watchmaker (1881-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Kulmbach.
Died July 6th, 1960 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Caryl Chessman
Convicted robber, kidnapper and rapist, writer.
Born May 27th, 1921 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1960 at 38 years old in San Quentin State Prison. [ref]
Mack Sennett
Canadian-american actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and cinematographer (1880-1960).
Born January 17th, 1880 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1960 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Walther Funk
German economist, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Yasnaya Polyana. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1960 at 69 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Prince Aly Khan
Pakistani diplomat.
Born June 13th, 1911 in Turin.
Died May 12th, 1960 at 48 years old in Suresnes (traffic collision).
Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince of hohenlohe-langenburg (1897-1960).
Born March 24th, 1897 in Langenburg.
Died May 11th, 1960 at 63 years old in Langenburg.
Deaths 31 to 40 of 422
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid