Deaths in the 1960s

20,000+ memorials

Laureano Gómez
1889–1965 (age 76)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Laureano Gómez was a Colombian engineer whose professional contributions advanced the nation's infrastructure and indus...
Gilberto Alzate Avendaño
1910–1960 (age 50)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Jorge Gaitán Cortés
1920–1968 (age 48)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Jorge Gaitán Cortés was a Colombian architect whose designs contributed significantly to the nation's built environmen...
Luis Enrique Osorio
1896–1966 (age 70)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Nepomuceno Matallana
1891–1960 (age 69)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Nepomuceno Matallana was a Colombian lawyer whose career advanced the practice and development of law in his nation.
Luis López de Mesa
1884–1967 (age 83)
San Pedro Cemetery Museum
Manuel Luis Ríos Losada
1942–1966 (age 24)
Cementerio de Manga
Manuel Luis Ríos Losada was a prominent Colombian bullfighter whose performances contributed to the nation's cultural t...
Rómulo Gallegos
1884–1969 (age 85)
National Pantheon
William Robert Ahrendt
1919–1961 (age 42)
Callao
William Robert Ahrendt was an engineer who worked in Callao, Peru during the mid-twentieth century.
Witold Szyszłło
1881–1964 (age 83)
Lima
Emilio Lissón
1872–1961 (age 89)
Cathedral of Lima
Emilio Lissón was a Catholic priest who served at the Cathedral of Lima from 1872 to 1961.
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
1889–1967 (age 78)
Presbítero Matias Maestro
Ciro Alegría
1909–1967 (age 58)
Presbítero Matias Maestro
Ciro Alegría was a renowned Peruvian writer whose novels explored Andean life and indigenous experiences.
María Wiesse
1894–1964 (age 70)
Presbítero Matias Maestro
Manuel Seoane
1900–1963 (age 63)
El Ángel Cemetery
Manuel Seoane was a Peruvian lawyer who contributed to Peru's legal and political development.
Rebeca Carrión Cachot
1907–1960 (age 53)
El Ángel Cemetery
Rosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales
1881–1969 (age 88)
El Ángel Cemetery
Rosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales was a Peruvian composer who created works blending European and Peruvian musical traditi...
Luis D’Unian Dulanto
1925–1962 (age 37)
El Ángel Cemetery
Javier Heraud
1942–1963 (age 21)
Jardines de la Paz
Javier Heraud was a Peruvian writer and poet whose promising literary career was cut short by his death at age twenty-on...
Alejandro Granda Relayza
1898–1962 (age 64)
Cementerio Baquíjano
Florian Czarnyszewicz
1900–1964 (age 64)
Carlos Paz
Márton Homonnai
1906–1969 (age 63)
Buenos Aires
Márton Homonnai was a journalist whose work contributed to Argentine media and public discourse.
Ipatiy Ivan Maika
1906–1967 (age 61)
Argentina
Julio Navarrine
1889–1966 (age 77)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Julio Navarrine was an Argentine singer whose performances enriched the nation's musical landscape.
Vasily Baumgarten
1879–1962 (age 83)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Malena de Toledo
1908–1960 (age 52)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Malena de Toledo was an Argentine singer whose talent contributed to the nation's musical heritage.
Luis Servidio
1895–1961 (age 66)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Gory Omar
1900–1967 (age 67)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Gory Omar was an Argentine cancionista whose passionate performances enriched the nation's musical heritage.
Luis Bernstein
1888–1966 (age 78)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Pedro Numa Córdoba
1897–1965 (age 68)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Pedro Numa Córdoba was an Argentine lyricist whose poetic verses contributed to the golden age of tango and popular mus...
Mario Gomila
1905–1960 (age 55)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Antonio Bonavena
1896–1960 (age 64)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Antonio Bonavena was an Argentine composer whose works contributed to the rich tradition of tango and popular music.
Pascual Clausi
1893–1967 (age 74)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Pascual Biafore
1908–1966 (age 58)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Pascual Biafore was an Argentine musician active during the early-to-mid twentieth century.
Eugenio Carrere
1901–1964 (age 63)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Juan Ghirlanda
1900–1962 (age 62)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Juan Ghirlanda was an Argentine violinist whose technical skill enriched the nation's musical traditions.
Juan Giliberti
1907–1966 (age 59)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Salvador Merico
1886–1969 (age 83)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Salvador Merico was an Argentine musician whose career spanned the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Juan Noli
1896–1960 (age 64)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Miguel Padula
1919–1960 (age 41)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Miguel Padula was an Argentine lyricist whose verses contributed to the nation's popular music tradition.
Jorge Sara
1917–1966 (age 49)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Alfonso Tagle Lara
1899–1967 (age 68)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Alfonso Tagle Lara was an Argentine lyricist whose poetic contributions shaped the nation's popular music.
Roberto Noble
1902–1969 (age 67)
Recoleta Cemetery
Manuel Gálvez
1882–1962 (age 80)
Recoleta Cemetery
Manuel Gálvez was a prominent Argentine writer whose novels and essays explored the nation's cultural and social identi...
José Arce
1881–1968 (age 87)
Recoleta Cemetery
Hugo Wast
1883–1962 (age 79)
Recoleta Cemetery
Hugo Wast was an Argentine writer whose novels contributed significantly to the nation's literary heritage.
Julio Rey Pastor
1888–1962 (age 74)
Recoleta Cemetery
Carlos Bernardo González Pecotche
1901–1963 (age 62)
Recoleta Cemetery
Argentine writer and founder of the Logosophical movement.
Joaquín Samuel de Anchorena
1876–1961 (age 85)
Recoleta Cemetery
Guillermo Stábile
1905–1966 (age 61)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Argentine association football coach who pioneered modern coaching methods.