In the year 1951
442 Notable deaths
Robert Ritter
German psychologist (1901–1951).
Born May 14th, 1901 in Aachen.
Died April 15th, 1951 at 49 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).
Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria
Austrian archduke (1888-1951).
Born December 18th, 1888 in Pula.
Died March 17th, 1951 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese writer (1903–1951).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Shimonoseki.
Died June 29th, 1951 at 47 years old in Tokyo.
Yoshio Nishina
Japanese physicist (1890–1951).
Born December 6th, 1890 in Satosho.
Died January 10th, 1951 at 60 years old (liver cancer).
Henry De Vere Stacpoole
British writer.
Born April 9th, 1863 in Dún Laoghaire.
Died April 12th, 1951 at 88 years old in Shanklin.
Lloyd C. Douglas
American novelist (1877–1951).
Born August 27th, 1877 in Whitley County.
Died February 13th, 1951 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
John Sloan
American painter (1871–1951).
Born August 2nd, 1871 in Lock Haven.
Died September 8th, 1951 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer (1880–1951).
Born May 12th, 1880 in Chicago.
Died May 26th, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.
Bernhard Weiß
German police chief (1880-1951).
Born July 30th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 70 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Takuma Nishimura
Japanese general (1889–1951).
Born September 1st, 1899 in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Died June 11th, 1951 at 51 years old in Manus Island (hanging to death).
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]
Edward Alsworth Ross
American sociologist (1866–1951).
Born December 12th, 1866 in Virden.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 84 years old in Madison.
Panama Al Brown
Boxer (1902–1951).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Colón City.
Died April 11th, 1951 at 48 years old in Staten Island (tuberculosis).
Eduardo Chibás
Cuban politician (1907-1951).
Born August 15th, 1907 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died August 16th, 1951 at 44 years old in Havana (gunshot wound).
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.
Herman Hupfeld
American songwriter (1894–1951).
Born February 1st, 1894 in Montclair.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 57 years old in Montclair.
Stanley Ridges
American actor (1890–1951).
Born July 17th, 1890 in Southampton.
Died April 22nd, 1951 at 60 years old in Westbrook.
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).
Willem Mengelberg
Dutch conductor (1871-1951).
Born March 28th, 1871 in Utrecht.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 79 years old in Zuort (stroke). [ref]
Vilhelm Bjerknes
Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (*1862 – †1951).
Born March 14th, 1862 in Christiania.
Died April 9th, 1951 at 89 years old in Oslo.
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.
Daisy Bates
Irish australian journalist known for her work with aboriginal people (1859–1951).
Born October 16th, 1856 in Roscrea.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 94 years old in Adelaide.
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.
José Enrique Varela
Spanish general (1891-1951).
Born April 17th, 1891 in San Fernando.
Died March 24th, 1951 at 59 years old in Tangier.
Leon Errol
Australian actor (1881–1951).
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Sydney.
Died October 12th, 1951 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan