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Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1960

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

  • Luigi Barnabò
    Feb. 2 Luigi Barnabò
  • Fred Buscaglione
    Feb. 3 Fred Buscaglione

    Iconic Italian singer and performer who pioneered a unique 'gangster' persona in 1950s Italian entertainment, blending music and comedic...

  • Igor Kurchatov
    Feb. 7 Igor Kurchatov

    Soviet nuclear physicist and scientific leader of the Soviet atomic bomb project.

  • Igor' Vasil'evič Kurčatov
    Feb. 7 Igor' Vasil'evič Kurčatov
  • Enrico La Loggia
    Feb. 7 Enrico La Loggia
  • Gilbert Vernam
    Feb. 7 Gilbert Vernam
  • Giles Gilbert Scott
    Feb. 8 Giles Gilbert Scott

    Giles Gilbert Scott was a renowned British architect who designed iconic buildings such as the Battersea Power Station and the red telephone...

  • Ernő Dohnányi
    Feb. 9 Ernő Dohnányi

    Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1877).

  • Alexandre Benois
    Feb. 9 Alexandre Benois

    Russian critic and painter (d. 1960).

  • Aleksandr Nikolaevič Benois
    Feb. 9 Aleksandr Nikolaevič Benois
  • Aloysius Stepinac
    Feb. 10 Aloysius Stepinac

    Croatian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who opposed the Ustashe regime during World War II.

  • Alojzije Viktor Stepinac
    Feb. 10 Alojzije Viktor Stepinac
  • Roberto Franzoni
    Feb. 10 Roberto Franzoni
  • John Foy
    Feb. 10 John Foy
  • William Halpenny
    Feb. 10 William Halpenny
  • Oskar Anderson
    Feb. 12 Oskar Anderson

    Bulgarian-german statistician and mathematician (d. 1960).

  • Ettore Cosomati
    Feb. 14 Ettore Cosomati
  • Masatomi Kimura
    Feb. 14 Masatomi Kimura
  • Sven Lidman
    Feb. 14 Sven Lidman
  • Norman Pett
    Feb. 16 Norman Pett
  • Gertrude Vanderbilt
    Feb. 18 Gertrude Vanderbilt

    American stage actress (b. ).

  • Lewis Sheldon
    Feb. 18 Lewis Sheldon
  • Camillo Martinoni
    Feb. 18 Camillo Martinoni
  • Per Hallström
    Feb. 18 Per Hallström
  • Enrico Boscardi
    Feb. 18 Enrico Boscardi
  • Jacques Becker
    Feb. 21 Jacques Becker

    Renowned French film director and screenwriter who significantly influenced French cinema during the mid-20th century, known for his nuanced...

  • Adriano Olivetti
    Feb. 27 Adriano Olivetti

    Visionary Italian industrialist who transformed Olivetti into a pioneering company known for technological innovation and progressive worker...

  • Walter Yust
    Feb. 29 Walter Yust

    American journalist and author (b. 1894).