In the year 1960
455 Notable deaths
Nils Widforss
Gymnast (1880-1960).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Stockholm.
Died May 2nd, 1960 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Carl Alfred Pedersen
Norwegian artistic gymnast and athlete.
Born May 5th, 1882 in Christiania.
Died June 25th, 1960 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Steen Olsen
Gymnast.
Born June 17th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died May 5th, 1960 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
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.
Algisto Lorenzato
Brazilian footballer and manager (1910-1960).
Born May 20th, 1910 in Batatais.
Died July 16th, 1960 at 50 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Yevgenia Bugoslavskaya
Soviet astronomer (1899-1960).
Born December 21st, 1899 in Moscow.
Died May 30th, 1960 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 455
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