In the year 1951
442 Notable deaths
Nik Welter
Luxembourgish writer (1871–1951).
Born January 2nd, 1871 in Mersch.
Died July 13th, 1951 at 80 years old in Luxembourg.
George Ovey
Actor (1870-1951).
Born December 13th, 1870 in Trenton.
Died September 23rd, 1951 at 80 years old in Hollywood.
George Ahlgren
American rower.
Born August 16th, 1928 in San Diego.
Died December 30th, 1951 at 23 years old in Gila County.
Gunnar Lindström
Swedish athletics competitor (1896-1951).
Born February 11th, 1896 in Eksjö.
Died October 6th, 1951 at 55 years old in Eksjö.
Vossug ed Dowleh
Prime minister of iran (1868-1950).
Born April 1st, 1868 in Tehran.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 82 years old in Tehran.
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]
Ivan Doronin
Soviet pilot (1903–1951).
Born May 5th, 1903 in Kamenka.
Died February 2nd, 1951 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Henri Bard
French footballer (1892-1951).
Born April 29th, 1892 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1951 at 58 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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.
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.
Gianni Leoni
Italian motorcycle racer (1915–1951).
Died August 15th, 1951 at 36 years old in Belfast.
Antonio Gandusio
Italian actor (1875–1951).
Born July 29th, 1875 in Rovinj.
Died May 23rd, 1951 at 75 years old in Milan.
Henri-René Lenormand
French playwright (1882–1951).
Died February 19th, 1951 at 68 years old in Paris.
Jussi Kurikkala
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born August 12th, 1912 in Kalajoki.
Died March 10th, 1951 at 38 years old in Helsinki.
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.
Herbert Smith
English footballer (1877-1951).
Born November 22nd, 1877 in Witney.
Died January 6th, 1951 at 73 years old in Witney.
Harry Blackstaffe
British rower (1868–1951).
Born July 28th, 1868 in Islington.
Died August 22nd, 1951 at 83 years old in West Wickham.
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.
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.
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.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams