Deaths in the 1960s

Battista Farina

1893–1966 (age 73)

Monumental Cemetery of Turin

Giovanni Grasso

1888–1963 (age 75)

monumental cemetery of Catania

Giovanni Grasso was an Italian actor known for his work in theater and cinema.

Turi Pandolfini

1883–1962 (age 79)

monumental cemetery of Catania

Canzio Pizzoni

1885–1969 (age 84)

Cimitero monumentale di Perugia

Canzio Pizzoni was an Italian presbyter who devoted his life to the Catholic Church.

Mario Angelucci

1903–1965 (age 62)

Cimitero monumentale di Perugia

Evandro Baldini

1884–1962 (age 78)

Cimitero delle Porte Sante

Evandro Baldini was an Italian teacher dedicated to education and student development.

William James Babington Macaulay

1892–1964 (age 72)

Cimitero delle Porte Sante

Giulio Righini

1884–1965 (age 81)

Certosa of Ferrara

Giulio Righini was an Italian politician active in civic affairs during the 20th century.

Giuseppe Pinelli

1928–1969 (age 41)

Cimitero di Turigliano

Drusilla Tanzi

1885–1963 (age 78)

Cemetery of San Felice a Ema

Drusilla Tanzi was an Italian writer whose works contributed to 20th-century Italian literature.

Arturo Dazzi

1881–1966 (age 85)

cemetery of Marcognano

Tito Schipa

1889–1965 (age 76)

Cimitero di Lecce

Tito Schipa was an Italian actor known for his work in theater and film.

Alberto Talegalli

1913–1961 (age 48)

Cimitero monumentale di Spoleto

Leoncillo Leonardi

1915–1968 (age 53)

Cimitero monumentale di Spoleto

Leoncillo Leonardi was an Italian teacher dedicated to education and student development.

Zefferino Monini

1891–1960 (age 69)

Cimitero monumentale di Spoleto

Angiolo Vannetti

1881–1962 (age 81)

Settignano Cemetery

Italian sculptor from Settignano known for his contributions to Tuscan artistic traditions.

Pancrazio Buciunì

1879–1963 (age 84)

Taormina Cemetery

Howard Agg

1908–1968 (age 60)

Taormina Cemetery

British playwright whose dramatic works contributed to mid-20th century English theatre.

Ettore Bastianini

1922–1967 (age 45)

Cimitero del Laterino

Arturo Nannizzi

1877–1961 (age 84)

Cimitero del Laterino

Italian botanist whose research advanced the study of plant science in early 20th century Italy.

Giuseppe Cevolani

1877–1961 (age 84)

Cento monumental cemetery

Federico Ricci

1876–1963 (age 87)

Staglieno Cemetery Pantheon

Italian politician whose public service spanned a transformative era in Italian history.

Gianna Beretta Molla

1922–1962 (age 40)

cemetery of Mesero

Lorenzo Milani

1923–1967 (age 44)

Barbiana

Italian writer and educator whose innovative pedagogical methods and social advocacy transformed educational practice.

Anna Maria Mussolini

1929–1968 (age 39)

Cimitero Monumentale di San Cassiano in Pennino

Gigi Meroni

1943–1967 (age 24)

cemetery of Como

Italian footballer whose dynamic talent and charisma made him a celebrated figure in 1960s Italian sports.

Francesco Imberti

1882–1967 (age 85)

Bishops' Crypt

Francesco Severi

1879–1961 (age 82)

Cimitero Urbano

Italian mathematician whose contributions to algebraic geometry advanced mathematical theory and science.

Giacomo Dal Monte Casoni

1891–1968 (age 77)

Piratello Cemetery

Guido Gualandi

1908–1964 (age 56)

Piratello Cemetery

Italian partisan whose courageous Resistance activities during World War II exemplified the fight for freedom.

Azzo Azzi

1887–1962 (age 75)

Piratello Cemetery

Girolamo Azzi

1885–1969 (age 84)

Piratello Cemetery

Italian born in 1885 whose life reflected the experiences of his generation.

Edmondo Bizzi

1882–1963 (age 81)

Piratello Cemetery

Giacomo Taroni

1894–1965 (age 71)

Piratello Cemetery

Italian engineer whose technical expertise contributed to Italy's industrial development in the early 20th century.

Jean Arp

1886–1966 (age 80)

cemetery of Locarno

Paolo Vietti-Violi

1882–1965 (age 83)

cemetery of Vogogna

Paolo Vietti-Violi was an Italian architect active in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Domenico Bernareggi

1877–1962 (age 85)

cemetery of Oreno

Luigi Tenco

1938–1967 (age 29)

cimitero di Ricaldone

Luigi Tenco was an Italian actor whose career flourished during the mid-twentieth century.

Francesco Cecioni

1884–1968 (age 84)

Santa Giulia cemetery

Armando Salati

1884–1963 (age 79)

cemetery of Gioi

Armando Salati was an Italian lawyer whose career spanned the twentieth century.

Ireneo Pimpinelli

1882–1964 (age 82)

cemetery of Boccheggiano

Valerio Valeri

1883–1963 (age 80)

cemetery of Santa Fiora

Valerio Valeri was an Italian Catholic priest dedicated to pastoral ministry and spiritual service.

Jules Sylvain

1900–1968 (age 68)

cemetery of Castiglione della Pescaia

Libero Emidio Viveri

1907–1968 (age 61)

cemetery of Albenga

Libero Emidio Viveri was an Italian politician active in twentieth-century public service.

Antonio Ligabue

1899–1965 (age 66)

tombe d'Antonio Ligabue

Aldo Castelli

1900–1965 (age 65)

Civico Cimitero di Borgo Solestà

Aldo Castelli was an Italian artist whose work enriched twentieth-century Italian culture.

Primo Carnera

1906–1967 (age 61)

cemetery of Sequals

Luigi Manzoni

1888–1968 (age 80)

cemetery of Lorenzaga

Luigi Manzoni was an Italian politician devoted to public service throughout the twentieth century.

Josep Obiols i Palau

1894–1967 (age 73)

cemetery of Diegaro

Veit Harlan

1899–1964 (age 65)

Cimitero di Capri

Veit Harlan was a German screenwriter whose career significantly influenced twentieth-century cinema.