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In the year 1960
437 Notable deaths
Shin Song-mo
South korean politician (1891-1960).
Born October 20th, 1891 in Uiryeong County.
Died May 29th, 1960 at 68 years old in Seoul (disease).
Philip Verdon
British rower.
Born February 22nd, 1886 in Brixton.
Died June 18th, 1960 at 74 years old in Nairobi.
Maurice Hochepied
Swimmer (1881-1960).
Born October 9th, 1881 in Lille. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1960 at 78 years old in Lille. [ref]
John Lindroth
Gymnast (1883–1960).
Born September 17th, 1883 in Porvoo.
Died July 24th, 1960 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Werner Dehn
German rower (1889–1960).
Born September 17th, 1889 in Schöneberg.
Died September 18th, 1960 at 71 years old in Frankfurt.
James Woodget
British tug of war competitor (1874-1960).
Born September 28th, 1874 in Burnham Market.
Died October 3rd, 1960 at 86 years old in Fakenham.
Yevgenia Bugoslavskaya
Soviet astronomer (1899-1960).
Born December 21st, 1899 in Moscow.
Died May 30th, 1960 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Karl Lindahl
Swedish gymnast (1890-1960).
Born September 26th, 1890 in Stockholm.
Died June 29th, 1960 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Kurt Sucksdorff
Ice hockey player.
Born May 10th, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died January 1st, 1960 at 55 years old in Stockholm.
Ivan Šarić
Croatian catholic archbishop, translator and writer (1871-1960).
Born September 27th, 1871 in Dolac.
Died July 16th, 1960 at 88 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 437
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