In the year 1951
442 Notable deaths
Gianni Leoni
Italian motorcycle racer (1915–1951).
Died August 15th, 1951 at 36 years old in Belfast.
Thora Daugaard
Danish women's rights activist, pacifist, editor and translator.
Born October 22nd, 1874 in Storarden. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1951 at 76 years old in Holstebro. [ref]
Garfield MacDonald
Canadian track and field competitor (1881-1951).
Born August 8th, 1881 in Antigonish County.
Died November 6th, 1951 at 70 years old in Camden.
Jussi Kurikkala
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born August 12th, 1912 in Kalajoki.
Died March 10th, 1951 at 38 years old in Helsinki.
Henri-René Lenormand
French playwright (1882–1951).
Died February 19th, 1951 at 68 years old in Paris.
Ludwig Heck
Director of the berlin zoological gardens (1860-1951).
Born August 11th, 1860 in Darmstadt.
Died July 7th, 1951 at 90 years old in Munich.
Harry Blackstaffe
British rower (1868–1951).
Born July 28th, 1868 in Islington.
Died August 22nd, 1951 at 83 years old in West Wickham.
Antonio Gandusio
Italian actor (1875–1951).
Born July 29th, 1875 in Rovinj.
Died May 23rd, 1951 at 75 years old in Milan.
Georg af Klercker
Film director, screenwriter, actor (1877–1951).
Born December 15th, 1877 in Kristianstad.
Died November 13th, 1951 at 73 years old in Malmö.
Herbert Smith
English footballer (1877-1951).
Born November 22nd, 1877 in Witney.
Died January 6th, 1951 at 73 years old in Witney.
André Prévost
French tennis player (1875–1951).
Born February 28th, 1875 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 22nd, 1951 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Leo Bosschart
Dutch footballer (1888-1951).
Born August 24th, 1888 in Banda Aceh.
Died May 9th, 1951 at 62 years old in Hoboken.
Ľudmila Podjavorinská
Czechoslovak poet, writer and children books writer.
Born April 26th, 1872 in Bzince pod Javorinou.
Died March 2nd, 1951 at 78 years old in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
Ben Verweij
Dutch footballer (1895-1951).
Born August 31st, 1895 in Medan.
Died July 14th, 1951 at 55 years old in Amsterdam.
Ernesto Ambrosini
Italian athlete (1894–1951).
Born September 29th, 1894 in Monza.
Died November 4th, 1951 at 57 years old in Monza.
Dina Galli
Italian actress (1877-1951).
Born December 16th, 1877 in Milan.
Died March 4th, 1951 at 73 years old in Rome.
Gustavo Huet
Sport shooter (1912–1951).
Born November 22nd, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died November 20th, 1951 at 38 years old in Puebla.
Abelardo Olivier
Italian fencer (1877–1951).
Born November 9th, 1877 in Portogruaro.
Died January 24th, 1951 at 73 years old in Milan.
August Erker
American rower (1879–1951).
Born October 24th, 1879 in Pfaffenwiesbach.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 72 years old in St. Louis.
Sergey Ognev
Russian zoologist (1886–1951).
Born November 4th, 1886 in Moscow.
Died December 20th, 1951 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Jimmy Tremeer
British hurdler (1874–1951).
Born August 1st, 1874 in Barnstaple.
Died October 29th, 1951 at 77 years old in Guildford.
Ernie Collett
Canadian ice hockey player (1895–1951).
Born March 3rd, 1895 in Toronto.
Died December 21st, 1951 at 56 years old in Toronto.
Clara Katharina Pollaczek
Austrian writer.
Born January 15th, 1875 in Vienna.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 76 years old in Vienna, Döbling.
Vasili Vanin
Russian actor and theatre director (1898–1951).
Born January 13th, 1898 in Tambov.
Died May 12th, 1951 at 53 years old in Moscow.
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Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller