Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1960

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 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

• Aug. 5 Arthur Meighen

  Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th prime minister of canada (b. 1874)

• Aug. 7 Luis Ángel Firpo

  Argentine boxer (b. 1894)

• Aug. 7 Vaino Hannikainen

  Composer dies at the age of 60

• Aug. 8 Danton Walker

  Columnist (broadway spotlight), died at 61

• Aug. 10 Frank Lloyd

  Scottish-american film director, producer and scriptwriter. he was one of the founding members of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences and served as its president from 1934-1935.

• Aug. 10 Oswald Veblen

  Renowned for his work in differential geometry and topology.

• Aug. 10 Hamide Ayşe Sultan

  Ottoman princess (b. 1887)

• Aug. 10 Emil Strauss

  German writer (vaterland)

• Aug. 20 Rudolf Moser

  Composer dies at 68

• Aug. 21 David B. Steinman

  American engineer, designed the mackinac bridge (b. 1886)

• Aug. 22 Johannes Sikkar

  Estonian soldier and politician, prime minister of estonia in exile (b. 1897)

• Aug. 22 Eduard Putsep

  Estonian wrestler (born in 1898).

• Aug. 23 Oscar Hammerstein II

  American director, producer, and composer (b. 1895)

• Aug. 26 Mark Hambourg

  Composer dies at 81

• Aug. 28 Anton Lajovic

  Composer dies at 81

• Aug. 29 Vicki Baum

  Austrian-born american novelist. his menschen im hotel (1929) was a bestseller. it was also adapted into a play (1930), an academy award-winning movie (1932), and a broadway musical (1989).

• Aug. 29 Hazza el-Majali

  Assassination of the prime minister of jordan

• Aug. 29 Alexander Gauge

  Actor (adventures of robin hood) dies at 46