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 Vittorio Spositi
• April 3 Norodom Suramarit
• April 4 Francesco Petroni
• April 4 Vanni Sacco
• April 6 Friedrich Kirchner
• April 6 Orio Vergani
• April 7 Henri Guisan

  General of the swiss army during world war ii.

• April 9 John Braid
• April 10 Arthur Benjamin
• April 11 Rosa Grünberg

  Swedish actress (b. 1878).

• April 12 Theo Willems
• April 13 Charles Vissières
• April 14 Gino Zappa
• April 16 Mihály Fekete

  Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884).

• April 16 Carlo Ceriana-Mayneri
• April 16 Émile Georget
• April 16 Felix Kersten
• April 17 Eddie Cochran

  Influential rock and roll musician of the late 1950s known for hits like 'Summertime Blues' and 'C'mon Everybody'.

• April 17 Maria Bakunin
• April 18 Emory Johnson

  Director (phantom express and shield of honor), died at 66.

• April 18 Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
• April 19 Beardsley Ruml

  American statistician and economist (d. 1960).

• April 24 Max von Laue

  German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1879).

• April 24 Harold Frederick Pitcairn
• April 25 Amānullāh Khān
• April 25 August Kopff