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In the year 1960
455 Notable deaths
Inejirō Asanuma
Japanese politician (1898–1980).
Born December 27th, 1898 in Miyakejima.
Died October 12th, 1960 at 61 years old in Chiyoda (stab wound).
Emily Post
American writer and etiquette expert.
Born October 27th, 1872 in Baltimore.
Died September 25th, 1960 at 87 years old in New York City.
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.
St John Philby
English arabist, explorer, writer, and british colonial office intelligence officer.
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Badulla.
Died September 30th, 1960 at 75 years old in Beirut.
Victor Klemperer
German philologist (1881-1960).
Born October 9th, 1881 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Died February 11th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dresden.
Fausto Coppi
Italian cyclist.
Born September 15th, 1919 in Castellania Coppi.
Died January 2nd, 1960 at 40 years old in Tortona (malaria).
Said Nursî
Kurdish sunni muslim theologian (1876-1960).
Born March 12th, 1876 in Bitlis.
Died March 23rd, 1960 at 84 years old in Şanlıurfa.
Igor Kurchatov
Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960).
Born January 21st, 1903 in Sim. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1960 at 57 years old in Barvikha.
Aloysius Stepinac
Croatian cardinal and archbishop of zagreb.
Born May 8th, 1898 in Brezarić. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Krašić (thrombosis). [ref]
Yan Xishan
Chinese general (1883-1960).
Born August 8th, 1883 in Dingxiang County.
Died July 22nd, 1960 at 76 years old in Taipei.
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