In the year 1951
405 Notable deaths
Bálint Hóman
Hungarian politician (1885-1951).
Born December 29th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 2nd, 1951 at 65 years old in Vác.
Serse Coppi
Italian racing cyclist (1923-1951).
Born March 19th, 1923 in Castellania Coppi.
Died June 29th, 1951 at 28 years old in Turin (traffic collision).
Michael Visaroff
Russian actor (1892–1951).
Born December 18th, 1892 in Moscow.
Died February 27th, 1951 at 58 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Lucien Claude Marie Julien Cuénot
French biologist, geneticist and botanist (1866 - 1951).
Born October 21st, 1866 in Paris.
Died January 7th, 1951 at 84 years old in Nancy.
Paul L. Stein
Austrian film director (1892–1951).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died May 2nd, 1951 at 59 years old in London.
Reggie Walker
South african athlete, olympic medalist (1889–1951).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Durban.
Died November 5th, 1951 at 62 years old in Durban.
Hans Cloos
German geologist (1885-1951).
Born November 8th, 1885 in Magdeburg.
Died September 26th, 1951 at 65 years old in Bonn.
Alexander Krein
Russian composer.
Born October 20th, 1883 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died April 25th, 1951 at 67 years old in Staraya Ruza.
Janusz Jędrzejewicz
Prime minister of poland (1885-1951).
Born June 21st, 1885 in Spychyntsi.
Died March 16th, 1951 at 65 years old in London.
Pyotr Pavlenko
Soviet writer and screenwriter.
Born July 11th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 17th, 1951 at 51 years old in Moscow.
Hans Böckler
German trade unionist and politician (1875-1951).
Born February 26th, 1875 in Hans Böckler birth house.
Died February 16th, 1951 at 75 years old in Cologne.
Aram Andonian
Armenian journalist/historian/writer.
Born September 1st, 1879 in Beyoğlu. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
David Torrence
British actor (1864-1951).
Born January 17th, 1864 in Edinburgh.
Died December 26th, 1951 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills.
Sergey Vavilov
Soviet physicist.
Born March 24th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died January 25th, 1951 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Augusto de Vasconcelos
Portuguese politician (1867-1951).
Born September 24th, 1867 in Lisbon.
Died September 27th, 1951 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
Margaret Mayo
American playwright, actress and early screenwriter (1882–1951).
Born November 19th, 1882 in Brownsville.
Died February 25th, 1951 at 68 years old in Ossining.
James F. Hinkle
American politician (1864-1951).
Born October 20th, 1862 in Franklin County.
Died March 26th, 1951 at 88 years old in Roswell. [ref]
Sergei Wojciechowski
Czechoslovak general.
Born October 29th, 1883 in Vitebsk. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1951 at 67 years old in Ozerlag (tuberculosis).
Beatrice Hill-Lowe
Irish archer.
Born January 26th, 1868 in Ardee.
Died July 2nd, 1951 at 83 years old in Tenby.
Winifred Edgerton Merrill
American mathematician (1862–1951).
Born September 24th, 1862 in Ripon. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1951 at 88 years old in Fairfield.
Dario Ambrosini
Italian motorcycle racer (1918–1951).
Born March 7th, 1918 in Cesena.
Died July 14th, 1951 at 33 years old in Albi.
Billie Bennett
American actress (1874–1951).
Born October 23rd, 1874 in Evansville.
Died May 19th, 1951 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Alfred A. Cohn
American screenwriter (1880–1951).
Born March 26th, 1880 in Freeport.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Joaquín Chapaprieta
Member of the congress of deputies and member of the spanish senate (1871-1951).
Born October 26th, 1871 in Torrevieja. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1951 at 79 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Carl Otto Lampland
American astronomer (1873–1951).
Born December 29th, 1873 in Hayfield.
Died December 14th, 1951 at 77 years old in Flagstaff.
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø