In the year 1951
404 Notable deaths
Thomas Blamey
Australian general of the first and second world wars (1884-1951).
Born January 24th, 1884 in Wagga Wagga.
Died May 27th, 1951 at 67 years old in Melbourne.
Hasrat Mohani
Indian independence activist and an urdu language poet.
Born January 1st, 1875 in Mohan.
Died May 13th, 1951 at 76 years old in Lucknow.
Eddie Collins
American baseball player.
Born May 2nd, 1887 in Dutchess County.
Died March 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Boston.
Princess Hélène of Orléans
Princess of france.
Born June 13th, 1871 in London. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Stabiae. [ref]
Fritz Thyssen
German businessman (1873-1951) and politician (nsdap).
Born November 9th, 1873 in Styrum, Gemeinde.
Died February 8th, 1951 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ivanoe Bonomi
Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45.
Born October 18th, 1873 in Mantua.
Died April 20th, 1951 at 77 years old in Rome.
Amélie of Orléans
Queen consort of portugal (1889 - 1908).
Born September 28th, 1865 in Twickenham.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 86 years old in Le Chesnay.
August Horch
German automobile engineer (1868–1951).
Born October 12th, 1868 in Winningen.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 82 years old in Münchberg.
Francisco Boix
Spanish civil war veteran and photographer, survivor of concentration camp mauthausen (1920-1951).
Born August 14th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died July 7th, 1951 at 30 years old in Paris.
Sadegh Hedayat
Iranian writer.
Born February 17th, 1903 in Tehran. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1951 at 48 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
María Grever
Mexican-american musician, songwriter, conductor.
Born September 14th, 1885 in León de Los Aldama. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1951 at 66 years old in New York City.
Val Lewton
Russian-american writer and film producer.
Born May 7th, 1904 in Yalta. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1951 at 46 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Albert Coombs Barnes
American chemist and art collector (barnes collection) 1872-1951.
Born January 2nd, 1872 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1951 at 79 years old in Phoenixville (traffic collision).
Emil Kapaun
Korean war us army chaplain, pow, medal of honor recipient and venerable (1916–1951).
Born April 20th, 1916 in Pilsen.
Died May 23rd, 1951 at 35 years old in Pyokdong County.
George Albert Smith
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born April 4th, 1870 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1951 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Eldest child of grand duke kirill vladimirovich of russia and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg and gotha (1907-1951); wife of karl, 6th prince of leiningen.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Coburg.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 44 years old in Madrid.
Mildred Bailey
Native american jazz singer.
Born February 27th, 1907 in Tekoa.
Died December 12th, 1951 at 44 years old in Poughkeepsie (diabetes).
Robert J. Flaherty
American documentary filmmaker (1884-1951).
Born February 16th, 1884 in Iron Mountain.
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 67 years old in Dummerston.
Élie Cartan
French mathematician (1869–1951).
Born April 9th, 1869 in Dolomieu.
Died May 6th, 1951 at 82 years old in Paris.
Artur Schnabel
Austrian pianist (1882-1951).
Born April 17th, 1882 in Lipnik.
Died August 15th, 1951 at 69 years old in Morschach.
Nikolai Medtner
Russian composer and pianist (1879–1951).
Born January 5th, 1880 in Moscow.
Died November 13th, 1951 at 71 years old in London.
Jack Holt
American actor (1888-1951).
Born May 31st, 1888 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1951 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrei Platonov
Russian writer.
Born September 1st, 1899 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1951 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Du Yuesheng
Chinese mob boss (1888-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1888 in Gaoqiao.
Died August 16th, 1951 at 62 years old in Hong Kong.
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving