Dead at age 51
514 Notable deaths
Ragnar Nurkse
American-estonian economist (1907-1959).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Käru.
Died May 6th, 1959 at 51 years old in Vevey.
Patrick Baumann
Swiss basketball executive (1967-2018).
Born August 5th, 1967 in Basel. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2018 at 51 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Anton Nosik
Russian journalist.
Born July 4th, 1966 in Moscow.
Died July 9th, 2017 at 51 years old in Pirogovo (myocardial infarction).
Albrecht Brandi
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born June 20th, 1914 in Dortmund.
Died January 6th, 1966 at 51 years old in Cologne.
Wilhelm Wassmuss
German diplomat and spy (1880-1931).
Born February 14th, 1880 in Ohlendorf.
Died November 29th, 1931 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Tetsuzan Nagata
Japanese general (1884–1935).
Born January 14th, 1884 in Suwa.
Died August 12th, 1935 at 51 years old in Tokyo (attempted murder).
Philip Francis Nowlan
American science fiction writer who created buck rogers (1888–1940).
Born November 13th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 51 years old in Philadelphia.
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
Turkish politician (1910-1961).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Istanbul.
Died September 16th, 1961 at 51 years old in İmralı (hanging).
Milan Šufflay
Croatian historian, albanologist, and politician (1879-1931).
Born November 9th, 1879 in Lepoglava.
Died February 18th, 1931 at 51 years old in Zagreb.
Andriy Portnov
Ukrainian lawyer and politician (1973–2025).
Born October 27th, 1973 in Luhansk.
Died May 21st, 2025 at 51 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón (gunshot wound). [ref]
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