In the year 1951
404 Notable deaths
Wols
German painter and photographer (1913-1951).
Born May 27th, 1913 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1951 at 38 years old in Paris, Champigny-sur-Marne. [ref]
John Sloan
American painter (1871–1951).
Born August 2nd, 1871 in Lock Haven. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1951 at 80 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Edward Alsworth Ross
American sociologist (1866–1951).
Born December 12th, 1866 in Virden.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 84 years old in Madison.
Fréhel
French singer and actress (1891-1951).
Born July 13th, 1891 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 59 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Panama Al Brown
Boxer.
Born July 5th, 1902 in Colón City.
Died April 11th, 1951 at 48 years old in Staten Island (tuberculosis).
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese writer (1903–1951).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Shimonoseki.
Died June 29th, 1951 at 47 years old in Tokyo.
Herman Hupfeld
American songwriter (1894–1951).
Born February 1st, 1894 in Montclair.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 57 years old in Montclair.
Willem Mengelberg
Dutch conductor (1871-1951).
Born March 28th, 1871 in Utrecht.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 79 years old in Zuort (stroke). [ref]
Otto Fritz Meyerhof
German biochemist (1884-1951).
Born April 12th, 1884 in Hanover.
Died October 6th, 1951 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
Vilhelm Bjerknes
Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (*1862 – †1951).
Born March 14th, 1862 in Christiania.
Died April 9th, 1951 at 89 years old in Oslo.
Herman Charles Bosman
South african writer (1905–1951).
Born February 3rd, 1905 in Kuils River (town).
Died October 14th, 1951 at 46 years old in Edenvale.
Leon Errol
Australian actor.
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Sydney.
Died October 12th, 1951 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth
Scottish diplomat, secretary general of the league of nations (1876-1951).
Born August 17th, 1876 in Fulford.
Died December 15th, 1951 at 75 years old in West Sussex.
Forrest Sherman
United states navy admiral and chief of naval operations (1896-1951).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Merrimack.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 54 years old in Naples.
José Enrique Varela
Spanish general (1891-1951).
Born April 17th, 1891 in San Fernando.
Died March 24th, 1951 at 59 years old in Tangier.
Aggelos Sikelianos
Greek poet and writer (1884–1951).
Born March 15th, 1884 in Lefkada.
Died June 19th, 1951 at 67 years old in Athens.
Daisy Bates
Irish australian journalist known for her work with aboriginal people (1859–1951).
Born October 16th, 1859 in Roscrea.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 91 years old in Adelaide.
Abraham Cahan
Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951).
Born July 7th, 1860 in Paberžė. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1951 at 91 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center. [ref]
Archibald Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel
British diplomat (1882-1951).
Born March 17th, 1882 in Australia.
Died July 5th, 1951 at 69 years old in Greenock.
Max Kennedy Horton
Royal navy admiral (1883-1951).
Born November 29th, 1883 in Rhosneigr.
Died July 30th, 1951 at 67 years old in London.
Jimmy Yancey
African american boogie-woogie pianist, composer and lyricist (1898-1951).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 1951 at 53 years old in Chicago (diabetes, stroke).
Robert Broom
South african doctor and paleontologist (1866–1951).
Born November 30th, 1866 in Paisley.
Died April 6th, 1951 at 84 years old in Pretoria.
Kenneth S. Wherry
American politician (1892–1951).
Born February 28th, 1892 in Liberty.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Udny Yule
British statistician (1871–1951).
Born February 18th, 1871 in Morham.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Richard Hildebrandt
Ss general (1897-1952).
Born March 13th, 1897 in Worms. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1951 at 53 years old in Bydgoszcz (hanging to death).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 404
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