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In the year 1951
442 Notable deaths
Alfrēds Kalniņš
Latvian musician (1879-1951).
Born August 23rd, 1879 in Cēsis.
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in Riga.
Frederick Chapman
Footballer (1883-1951).
Born May 10th, 1883 in Nottingham.
Died September 7th, 1951 at 68 years old in Newstead Abbey, Linby.
Edith Hannam
English tennis player (1878-1951).
Born November 28th, 1878 in Bristol.
Died January 16th, 1951 at 72 years old in Kensington.
Anton Durcovici
Romanian roman catholic bishop and blessed (1888-1951).
Born May 17th, 1888 in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
Died December 10th, 1951 at 63 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Johannes Hendrik Kramers
Dutch scholar of islamic studies (1891–1951).
Born February 26th, 1891 in Rotterdam.
Died December 17th, 1951 at 60 years old in Oegstgeest.
Vsevolod Vishnevsky
Soviet dramatist and prose writer. (1900–1951).
Born December 21st, 1900 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1951 at 50 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans von Greiffenberg
German general and knight's cross recipients (1893–1951).
Born October 12th, 1893. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1951 at 57 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Henrik Visnapuu
Estonian poet (1890–1951).
Born January 2nd, 1890 in Helme.
Died April 3rd, 1951 at 61 years old in Long Island.
Zoltán Meszlényi
Hungarian bishop.
Born January 2nd, 1892 in Hatvan.
Died March 4th, 1951 at 59 years old in Kistarcsa.
Scott Pembroke
Film director, actor, screenwriter (1889-1951).
Born September 13th, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died February 21st, 1951 at 61 years old in Pasadena.
Jacques de Baroncelli
French film director (1881-1951).
Born June 25th, 1881 in Bouillargues.
Died January 12th, 1951 at 69 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Aimé Cotton
French physicist (1869–1951).
Born October 9th, 1869 in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Died April 16th, 1951 at 81 years old in Sèvres.
Georg Steindorff
German egyptologist (1861–1951).
Born November 12th, 1861 in Dessau.
Died August 28th, 1951 at 89 years old in North Hollywood.
Gustav Höhne
German general and knight's cross recipients (1893-1951).
Born February 17th, 1893 in Kruszwica.
Died July 1st, 1951 at 58 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).
Jessie Ackermann
Social reformer, feminist, journalist, writer and traveller (1857–1951).
Born July 4th, 1857 in Frankfort.
Died March 31st, 1951 at 93 years old in Pomona.
Walther Hahm
German general and knight's cross recipient (1894-1951).
Born December 21st, 1894 in Sulimierz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died August 11th, 1951 at 56 years old in Heide.
Hermynia Zur Mühlen
Austrian writer and translator (1883–1951).
Born December 12th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1951 at 67 years old in Radlett.
John Paine
American sport shooter (1870-1951).
Born April 19th, 1870 in Boston.
Died August 1st, 1951 at 81 years old in Weston.
Emilio Sagi-Barba
Association football player (1900–1951).
Born March 15th, 1900 in San Carlos de Bolívar.
Died May 25th, 1951 at 51 years old in Barcelona.
Nikolai Vekshin
Estonian sailor (1887-1951).
Born May 10th, 1887 in Haapsalu.
Died January 15th, 1951 at 63 years old in Norilsk.
Mack Hellings
Racecar driver.
Born September 14th, 1915 in Fort Dodge.
Died November 11th, 1951 at 36 years old in Kern County.
Morley Griswold
American politician (1890–1951).
Born October 10th, 1890 in Elko.
Died October 3rd, 1951 at 60 years old in Reno.
Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
Italian operatic soprano (1891–1951).
Born June 20th, 1891 in Marigliano.
Died July 9th, 1951 at 60 years old in Milan (disease).
Raoul Dautry
French politician, engineer and public company director (1880-1951).
Born September 13th, 1880 in Montluçon. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1951 at 70 years old in Lourmarin.
Konstantin Biebl
Czech poet (1898–1951).
Born February 26th, 1898 in Slavětín. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1951 at 53 years old in Prague (falling). [ref]
Deaths 301 to 325 of 442
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi