Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1960

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1960. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

April 1 Piet[er O] Bakker
Dutch journalist/writer, ciske, dies at the age of 62
April 3 Anton Pannekoek
Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, dies aged 87.
April 5 Alma Kruger
Actor (made for each other), dies in 88
April 7 Henri Guisan
General of the swiss army during world war ii. (born in 1874)
April 10 Arthur Benjamin
Australian composer/pianist ("devil take her") dies at the age of 66.
April 11 Rosa Grünberg
Swedish actress (b. 1878)
April 14 Archibald McIndoe
Plastic surgeon
April 16 Mihály Fekete
Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884)
April 17 Eddie Cochran
Influential rock and roll musician of the late 1950s known for hits like 'Summertime Blues' and 'C'mon Everybody'. He tragically died in a car accident at the young age of 21, becoming a rock and roll legend.
April 18 Emory Johnson
Director (phantom express and shield of honor), died at 66
April 19 Beardsley Ruml
American statistician and economist (d. 1960).
April 23 Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese christian-social reformer/writer, dies at the age of 71
April 23 Cornelis Jan Bakkerr
Dutch/us nuclear physicist, dies.
April 24 Max von Laue
PHY - German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1879)
April 24 John P "John" Musch
Actor/founder (jm) dies at the age of 84.
April 25 Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn
Composer dies at 92
April 25 Amanullah
Emir / king of afhanistan (1919-28), dies at 67
April 25 Hope Emerson
Actress (i married joan peter gunn), dies at 62
April 26 Wander J de Haas
Dutch physicist (einstein-de haas effect), dies at age 82.
April 28 Anton Pancake
At 87, astronomer/marxist theoryr dies.