In the year 1951
442 Notable deaths
Frederick McEvoy
Sportsman, socialite (1907-1951).
Born February 12th, 1907 in St Kilda. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1951 at 44 years old in Morocco.
Garry Owen
American actor (1902-1951).
Born February 18th, 1902 in Brookhaven.
Died June 1st, 1951 at 49 years old in Hollywood.
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.
Phil Rosen
Film director, cinematographer (1888-1951).
Born May 8th, 1888 in Malbork.
Died October 22nd, 1951 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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.
Tony Gaudio
Italian american cinematographer (1883–1951).
Born November 20th, 1883 in Cosenza.
Died August 10th, 1951 at 67 years old in Burlingame.
Cho Ki-chon
North korean poet.
Born January 6th, 1913 in Ussuriysk.
Died July 31st, 1951 at 38 years old in Pyongyang (airstrike).
Soh Jaipil
Korean-american independence activist and journalist (1864–1951).
Born January 7th, 1864 in Boseong County.
Died January 5th, 1951 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Alphonse Georges
French general (1875–1951).
Born August 19th, 1875 in Montluçon.
Died April 24th, 1951 at 75 years old in Paris.
Fei Mu
Chinese film director (1906-1951).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1951 at 44 years old in Hong Kong.
Ernest Cossart
Actor (1876-1951).
Born September 24th, 1876 in Cheltenham.
Died January 21st, 1951 at 74 years old in New York City.
Tamiki Hara
Japanese writer.
Born November 15th, 1905 in Hiroshima.
Died March 13th, 1951 at 45 years old in Tokyo (railway accident).
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.
Henry Taylor
British swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1885-1951).
Born March 17th, 1885 in Oldham. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1951 at 65 years old in Oldham. [ref]
Dorothea Bate
Welsh palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (1878-1951).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Napier House.
Died January 13th, 1951 at 72 years old in Westcliff-on-Sea (coronary thrombosis).
Marie Ault
British actress (1870-1951).
Born September 2nd, 1870 in Wigan.
Died May 9th, 1951 at 80 years old in London.
S. Sylvan Simon
Film producer, film and theatre director (1910–1951).
Born March 9th, 1910 in Chicago.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 41 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer and pianist (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pori.
Died December 16th, 1951 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Henri Rivière
French artist and designer (1864-1951).
Born May 11th, 1864 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 24th, 1951 at 87 years old in Sucy-en-Brie.
Richard Wallace
American film director (1894–1951).
Born August 26th, 1894 in Sacramento.
Died November 3rd, 1951 at 57 years old in Los Angeles.
Paula von Preradović
Austrian writer, poet (1887-1951).
Born October 12th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Robert Kahn
German composer.
Born July 21st, 1865 in Mannheim.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 85 years old in Biddenden.
Chen Guofu
Chinese politician (1892-1951).
Born October 5th, 1892 in Wuxing District.
Died August 25th, 1951 at 58 years old in Taipei.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin