In the year 1951
442 Notable deaths
R. H. Barlow
American anthropologist (1918–1951).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Leavenworth.
Died January 2nd, 1951 at 32 years old in Azcapotzalco (barbiturate overdose).
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.
Aggelos Sikelianos
Greek poet and writer (1884–1951).
Born March 15th, 1884 in Lefkada.
Died June 19th, 1951 at 67 years old in Athens.
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.
Abraham Cahan
Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951).
Born July 7th, 1860 in Paberžė.
Died August 31st, 1951 at 91 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center.
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 (stroke, diabetes).
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..
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).
George Udny Yule
British statistician (1871–1951).
Born February 18th, 1871 in Morham.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Eugen Meindl
German general (1892–1951).
Born July 16th, 1892 in Donaueschingen.
Died January 24th, 1951 at 58 years old in Munich.
Cường Để
Vietnamese revolutionary (1882–1951).
Born January 11th, 1882 in Huế.
Died April 5th, 1951 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Iranian poet, writer, historian, scholar and politician.
Born November 7th, 1886 in Mashhad. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1951 at 64 years old in Tehran (tuberculosis). [ref]
Edith New
British suffraget.
Born March 17th, 1877 in Swindon. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1951 at 73 years old in Liskeard.
Arthur Capper
American politician (1865-1951).
Born July 14th, 1865 in Garnett.
Died December 19th, 1951 at 86 years old in Topeka.
Klymentiy Sheptytsky
Ukrainian catholic monk and political prisoner (1869–1951).
Born November 17th, 1869 in Prylbychi.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 81 years old in Vladimir Central Prison.
Ernst Moro
Austrian physician (1874–1951).
Born December 8th, 1874 in Ljubljana.
Died April 17th, 1951 at 76 years old in Heidelberg.
Peter Cheyney
British writer (1896–1951).
Born February 22nd, 1898 in London.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in London.
Louis Adamic
Slovene-american author and translator (1899-1951).
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Praproče pri Grosupljem.
Died September 4th, 1951 at 53 years old in Milford.
James Watson Gerard
American judge and diplomat (1867-1951).
Born August 25th, 1867 in New York.
Died September 6th, 1951 at 84 years old in Southampton.
Géza Maróczy
Hungarian chess player (1870–1951).
Born March 3rd, 1870 in Szeged.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Umberto Cassuto
Italian rabbi and scholar (1883-1951).
Born September 16th, 1883 in Florence.
Died December 18th, 1951 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.
Artemide Zatti
Salesiano coadjutor (religioso), enfermero (1880-1951).
Born October 12th, 1880 in Boretto.
Died March 15th, 1951 at 70 years old in Viedma (liver cancer).
István Friedrich
Prime minister of hungary, factory owner, politician (1883–1951).
Born July 1st, 1883 in Malacky.
Died November 25th, 1951 at 68 years old in Vác.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore