In the year 1951
404 Notable deaths
Theodor Scherer
German general.
Born September 17th, 1889 in Höchstädt an der Donau.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 61 years old in Ludwigsburg (traffic collision).
Marion Aye
American film actress (1903–1951).
Born April 5th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died July 21st, 1951 at 48 years old in Hollywood (intoxication).
Fritz Busch
German conductor (1890–1951).
Born March 13th, 1890 in Siegen. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1951 at 61 years old in London. [ref]
Harold Bauer
American pianist of english birth (1873–1951).
Born April 23rd, 1873 in New Malden.
Died March 12th, 1951 at 77 years old in Miami.
Simon Barere
Russian musician (1896-1951).
Born September 1st, 1896 in Odesa.
Died April 2nd, 1951 at 54 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Argentine composer, playwright (1901-1951).
Born March 27th, 1901 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (heart attack).
John Alden Carpenter
American composer (1876-1951).
Born February 28th, 1876 in Park Ridge.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Frederick McEvoy
Sportsman, socialite (1907-1951).
Born February 12th, 1907 in St Kilda. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1951 at 44 years old in Morocco.
Karel Teige
Czech photographer, literature reviewer, literary theorist, translator, typographer and science writer (1900–1951).
Born December 13th, 1900 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1951 at 50 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere
Grand master of the knights hospitaller (1866-1951).
Born July 10th, 1866 in Ariccia.
Died November 14th, 1951 at 85 years old in Rome.
Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton
British military officer, tennis player and artist (1879–1951).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Kolkata.
Died February 9th, 1951 at 72 years old in Paris.
Edwin L. Marin
American film director (1899–1951).
Born February 21st, 1899 in Jersey City.
Died May 2nd, 1951 at 52 years old in Los Angeles.
Mikhail Vladimirsky
Soviet/russian politician and statesman (1874-1951).
Born March 4th, 1874 in Arzamas.
Died April 2nd, 1951 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Garry Owen
American actor (1902-1951).
Born February 18th, 1902 in Brookhaven.
Died June 1st, 1951 at 49 years old in Hollywood.
Johanna Loisinger
Austrian opera singer (1865–1951).
Born April 18th, 1865 in Bratislava.
Died July 20th, 1951 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Alphonse de Châteaubriant
French writer (1877-1951).
Born March 25th, 1877 in Rennes.
Died May 2nd, 1951 at 74 years old in Kitzbühel.
Ernest Cossart
Actor (1876-1951).
Born September 24th, 1876 in Cheltenham.
Died January 21st, 1951 at 74 years old in New York City.
Phil Rosen
Film director, cinematographer (1888-1951).
Born May 8th, 1888 in Malbork. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1951 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alphonse Joseph Georges
French general.
Born August 19th, 1875 in Montluçon. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1951 at 75 years old in Paris.
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Czech composer and educator (1859–1951).
Born December 30th, 1859 in Prague.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 91 years old in Nový Vestec.
Berthe Weill
French art dealer (1865-1951).
Born November 20th, 1865 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 17th, 1951 at 85 years old in Paris.
Tamiki Hara
Japanese writer.
Born November 15th, 1905 in Hiroshima.
Died March 13th, 1951 at 45 years old in Tokyo (railway accident).
Tony Gaudio
Italian american cinematographer (1883–1951).
Born November 20th, 1883 in Cosenza.
Died August 10th, 1951 at 67 years old in Burlingame.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 404
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire