What happened on 11 February 1960?

Discover what happened on 11 February 1960 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

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  • Macy Harvey Lapham (American soil scientist (1874 – 1960))
  • Victor Klemperer (German philologist (1881-1960))
  • Ernst Liebermann (German painter (1869-1960))
  • Karl von Buchka (German politician (1885-1960))
  • Jan Grégoire (Dutch painter (1887-1960))
  • Joseph Denais (French politician (1877–1960))
  • Marcy Klauber (American screenwriter)
  • Maurice Houyoux (Belgian architect (1903–1960))
  • Georgy Matveyev
  • Bas Sheva (American singer)
  • Charles Alexander Shain (Australian astronomer (1922-1960))
  • Fritz Clausen (American baseball player)
  • James Lomas (English rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach (1879–1960))
  • Roy Mack (American baseball executive)
  • Walter Baddeley (British bishop (1894-1960))
  • Mokuma Nomura (Japanese businessman (1870-1960))
  • Břetislav Štorm (Czech architect and writer)
  • Joaquim Danés i Torras (Catalan physician and local historian)
  • José Cao Moure (Spanish writer)
  • Joe Work (American football player (1905-1960))
  • Goken Maeda (Japanese senryu poet)
  • C.H.J.A. Janssen de Limpens (politician)
  • Marie Cécile Ney d’Elchingen (wife of Joachim, 5th Prince Murat (1867-1960))
  • Thomas Moran (Irish ballad singer)
  • Lennart August von Zweygberg
  • Josef Ludwig Giugno (Austrian music director and composer)
  • Harold Grocott (New Zealand lawn bowls player)
  • Jim McArdle
  • Christina Jane Perceval ((1885-1960))
  • Zdenko Maria Karl William Graf von Schönborn-Wiesentheid ((1879-1960))
  • Geraldine FitzMaurice ((1863-1960))
  • Josef Binko (Czechoslovak photographer)
  • Jiří Hejtmánek
  • Alexander Stavenitz (American artist)
  • Joan Rigall i Casajuana
  • Fritz Zapp (German photographer)
  • Ernst Treptow