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In the year 1951
404 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Marie Ault
British actress (1870-1951).
Born September 2nd, 1870 in Wigan. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1951 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer and pianist (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pori.
Died December 16th, 1951 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
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).
Paula von Preradović
Austrian writer, poet (1887-1951).
Born October 12th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Henri Rivière
French artist and designer (1864-1951).
Born March 11th, 1864 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 24th, 1951 at 87 years old in Sucy-en-Brie.
Richard Wallace
Film director.
Born August 26th, 1894 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1951 at 57 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Kahn
German composer.
Born July 21st, 1865 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1951 at 85 years old in Biddenden. [ref]
Soh Jaipil
Noted champion for korea's independence, journalist (1864-1951).
Born January 7th, 1864 in Boseong County.
Died January 5th, 1951 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Chen Guofu
Chinese politician (1892-1951).
Born October 5th, 1892 in Wuxing District.
Died August 25th, 1951 at 58 years old in Taipei.
Nora Cecil
American actress (1878-1951).
Born September 26th, 1878 in London.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Al Christie
Film director, producer, and screenwriter (1886-1951).
Born November 24th, 1881 in London.
Died April 14th, 1951 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Jean-Jacques Waltz
French cartoonist (1873-1951).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Colmar.
Died June 10th, 1951 at 78 years old in Colmar.
Şerif Paşa
Ottoman diplomat (1865-1951).
Born January 13th, 1865 in Üsküdar.
Died December 22nd, 1951 at 86 years old in Catanzaro.
Carl Anton Wilhelm Hirschmann
Banker, general secretary of fifa (1877-1951).
Born February 16th, 1877 in Medan.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 74 years old in Amsterdam.
Jamil al-Elshi
Prime minister of syria (1883-1951).
Born January 17th, 1883 in Damascus.
Died March 25th, 1951 at 68 years old in Damascus.
Lawson Robertson
American athlete and coach (1883–1951).
Born September 24th, 1883 in Aberdeen.
Died January 22nd, 1951 at 67 years old in Philadelphia.
Sammy Brooks
Actor (1891-1951).
Born July 10th, 1891 in New York City.
Died May 16th, 1951 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Marcel Tournier
French harpist, composer, and pedagogue (1879–1951).
Born January 5th, 1879 in Paris.
Died May 8th, 1951 at 72 years old in Paris.
Joe King
American actor (1883–1951).
Born February 9th, 1883 in Austin.
Died April 11th, 1951 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills.
Frank McGlynn Sr.
American actor (1866–1951).
Born October 26th, 1866 in San Francisco.
Died May 18th, 1951 at 84 years old in Newburgh.
Karl Jarres
German politician (1874–1951).
Born September 21st, 1874 in Remscheid.
Died October 20th, 1951 at 77 years old in Duisburg.
Charles Dillon Perrine
American astronomer (1867-1951).
Born July 28th, 1867 in Steubenville.
Died June 21st, 1951 at 83 years old in Córdoba.
Olive Fremstad
Swedish-american operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano singer.
Born March 14th, 1871 in Stockholm.
Died April 21st, 1951 at 80 years old in Irvington.
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