In the year 1951
442 Notable deaths
Willy Gervin
Danish cyclist (1903-1951).
Born November 28th, 1903 in Copenhagen.
Died July 8th, 1951 at 47 years old in Roskilde.
Filip Ericsson
Sailor (1882–1951).
Born May 25th, 1882 in Gothenburg.
Died December 25th, 1951 at 69 years old
Joseph Buerger
American rower (1870–1951).
Born September 19th, 1870 in St. Louis.
Died November 10th, 1951 at 81 years old in St. Louis.
Axel Sjöblom
Gymnast.
Born December 17th, 1882 in Stockholm.
Died October 10th, 1951 at 68 years old in Stockholm.
Nils Opdahl
Gymnast.
Born November 16th, 1882 in Bergen.
Died December 28th, 1951 at 69 years old in Bergen.
Walter Riggs
Olympic sailor (1877–1951).
Born January 1st, 1877 in Leiston.
Died November 10th, 1951 at 74 years old in Blyth.
William Seiling
American tug of war competitor (1864–1951).
Born May 28th, 1864 in St. Louis.
Died January 6th, 1951 at 86 years old in St. Louis.
Alain Campbell White
American botanist and chess composer (1880-1951).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Cannes.
Died April 23rd, 1951 at 71 years old in Summerville.
Richard Sällström
Sailor (1870–1951).
Born December 15th, 1870 in Stockholm.
Died February 19th, 1951 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
François Walker
French olympic gymnast (1888–1951).
Born June 3rd, 1888 in Lunéville.
Died August 6th, 1951 at 63 years old in Clichy.
Daniel Lowey
British tug of war competitor (1878–1951).
Born October 28th, 1878 in Ramsey.
Died April 7th, 1951 at 72 years old in Liverpool.
Guy Chantepleure
French writer.
Born February 1st, 1870 in Paris.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 81 years old in Mayenne.
Walter de Souza Goulart
Brazilian footballer (1912-1951).
Born July 17th, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 13th, 1951 at 39 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Christianus Cornelius Uhlenbeck
Dutch linguist (1866–1951).
Born October 18th, 1866 in Voorburg.
Died August 12th, 1951 at 84 years old in Lugano.
Hans Rønne
Danish gymnast (1887–1951).
Born December 30th, 1887 in Herstedvester.
Died September 15th, 1951 at 63 years old in Frederiksberg.
Harry Kerr
New zealand athlete (1879-1951).
Born January 28th, 1879 in Taranaki Region.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 72 years old in Taranaki Region (cancer).
Deaths 426 to 442 of 442
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz