Deaths in the 1960s

Agostino Pennisi Statella

1890–1963 (age 73)

Cemetery of Acireale

Alberto Canaletti Gaudenti

1887–1966 (age 79)

cimetière de Lorette

Alberto Canaletti Gaudenti was an Italian politician committed to public service and governance.

Enrico Mattei

1906–1962 (age 56)

cimitero di Matelica

Carlo Nicoli

1915–1969 (age 54)

Cripta dei Partigiani

Carlo Nicoli was an Italian partisan who fought for freedom during the Second World War.

Victor Klemperer

1881–1960 (age 79)

Germany

Victor Klemperer was a German writer and philologist whose literary and scholarly works contributed significantly to 20t...

Vasily Vinogradov

1885–1968 (age 83)

Germany

Heinz Tietjen

1881–1967 (age 86)

Berlin

Heinz Tietjen was a prominent German conductor whose artistic leadership significantly influenced Berlin's musical cultu...

Hedda Eulenberg

1876–1960 (age 84)

Berlin

Ernst Grumach

1902–1967 (age 65)

Berlin

Ernst Grumach was a Berlin-based university teacher whose scholarly work and dedication to education influenced academic...

Richard Allen

1902–1969 (age 67)

Berlin

Klaus Clusius

1903–1963 (age 60)

Berlin

Klaus Clusius was a German chemist whose scientific research advanced the field of chemistry in 20th century Berlin.

Theodor Brugsch

1878–1963 (age 85)

Berlin

Erna Lendvai-Dircksen

1883–1962 (age 79)

Berlin

Erna Lendvai-Dircksen was a German photographer whose artistic work documented and captured the visual culture of early ...

Arthur Oncken Lovejoy

1873–1962 (age 89)

Berlin

Carl Hinrichs

1900–1962 (age 62)

Berlin

Carl Hinrichs was a German archivist whose dedication to historical preservation enriched Berlin's archival collections.

Sepp Dietrich

1892–1966 (age 74)

Ludwigsburg

Marie-Edith Strasburger

1880–1962 (age 82)

Bonn

Marie-Edith Strasburger was a homemaker from Bonn whose life centered on family and domestic life in early 20th century ...

Hans Friedrich Blunck

1888–1961 (age 73)

Ohlsdorf

Prince Frederick of Prussia

1911–1966 (age 55)

Baden-Württemberg

Prince Frederick of Prussia was a German aristocrat whose life reflected the heritage and complexities of Prussian nobil...

Hugo Rahner

1900–1968 (age 68)

Bavaria

Ada Tschechowa

1916–1966 (age 50)

Bavaria

Ada Tschechowa was a German stage actor whose theatrical performances enriched Bavarian cultural and artistic life.

Archduchess Gertrud, Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems

1900–1962 (age 62)

Bavaria

Fritz Klimsch

1870–1960 (age 90)

Baden-Württemberg

Fritz Klimsch was a prominent German sculptor whose nine-decade career made significant contributions to modern sculptur...

Artūrs Galindoms

1894–1966 (age 72)

Baden-Württemberg

Brunolf Baade

1904–1969 (age 65)

Brandenburg

Brunolf Baade was a German politician from Brandenburg who served during a pivotal era in modern German history.

Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

1873–1969 (age 96)

Schleswig-Holstein

Oskar von Hindenburg

1883–1960 (age 77)

Lower Saxony

Oskar von Hindenburg was a German military officer from Lower Saxony whose service extended through much of the twentiet...

Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

1891–1965 (age 74)

Schleswig-Holstein

Gustav Regler

1898–1963 (age 65)

Saarland

Gustav Regler was a German writer from Saarland whose literary works contributed significantly to twentieth-century Germ...

Hans-Christoph Seebohm

1903–1967 (age 64)

Lower Saxony

Clemens Wilmenrod

1906–1967 (age 61)

Rhineland-Palatinate

Clemens Wilmenrod was a German actor from Rhineland-Palatinate who contributed to twentieth-century German entertainment...

Werner Willikens

1893–1961 (age 68)

Lower Saxony

Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

1899–1967 (age 68)

Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a German aristocrat whose life embodied twentieth-century noble tradit...

Péter Szabó

1899–1963 (age 64)

Frankfurt

Olga Körner

1887–1969 (age 82)

Dresden

Olga Körner was a German politician from Dresden who dedicated herself to public service during a transformative histor...

Ernst Torgler

1893–1963 (age 70)

Hanover

Hugo Becker

1897–1967 (age 70)

Mainz

Hugo Becker was a German architect from Mainz whose designs contributed to twentieth-century German architecture.

Oskar Philippsohn

1877–1966 (age 89)

Hanover

Anna Schwarzmann

1903–1961 (age 58)

Hanover

Anna Schwarzmann (1903-1961) was born in Moscow and was buried at Engesohde city cemetery in Germany.

Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

1907–1967 (age 60)

Essen

Wilhelm Busch

1897–1966 (age 69)

Essen

Wilhelm Busch was a German writer from Essen whose literary works contributed to twentieth-century German letters.

Jacob Adolph Friedrich Hansen

1890–1960 (age 70)

Bochum

Ludwig Zareczny

1915–1964 (age 49)

Mönchengladbach

Ludwig Zareczny was a priest who served the Catholic community in Mönchengladbach from 1915 to 1964.

Manfred Weiss

1943–1962 (age 19)

Erfurt

Alois Kornmüller

1905–1968 (age 63)

Göttingen

Alois Kornmüller was a prominent neurologist whose research and clinical work advanced the field of neurology in Götti...

Egon Schultz

1943–1964 (age 21)

Rostock

Kurt Barthel

1914–1967 (age 53)

Rostock

Kurt Barthel was a screenwriter from Rostock who worked in German cinema from 1914 until his death in 1967.

Franz Kruckenberg

1882–1965 (age 83)

Heidelberg

Richard Schirrmann

1874–1961 (age 87)

Altena

Richard Schirrmann was a non-fiction writer from Altena whose career spanned nearly nine decades.

Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze

1885–1969 (age 84)

Soest