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Dead at age 51
660 Notable deaths
Friedrich Miescher
Swiss biochemist (1844-1895).
Born August 13th, 1844 in Basel.
Died August 26th, 1895 at 51 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
Anton Mussert
Dutch fascist (1894-1946).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Werkendam. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1946 at 51 years old in Waalsdorpervlakte (gunshot wound). [ref]
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928).
Born November 9th, 1876 in Inawashiro.
Died May 21st, 1928 at 51 years old in Accra (yellow fever).
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Greek prince (1888-1940); youngest child of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia.
Born August 10th, 1888 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Athens.
Ona Munson
American actress (1903-1955).
Born June 16th, 1903 in Portland.
Died February 11th, 1955 at 51 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Saulos Chilima
Malawian economist and politician (1973–2024), vice president of malawi (2014–2019, 2020–2024).
Born February 12th, 1973 in Ntcheu District.
Died June 10th, 2024 at 51 years old in Mzuzu (airplane crash).
Miller Huggins
American baseball player (1878–1929).
Born March 27th, 1878 in Cincinnati.
Died September 25th, 1929 at 51 years old in New York City (sepsis).
Alice Prin
French painter (1901–1953).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
Died April 29th, 1953 at 51 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Barbara Bennett
American actress (1906–1958).
Born August 13th, 1906 in Palisades Park.
Died August 8th, 1958 at 51 years old in Montreal.
Alfred Vail
American inventor (1807–1859).
Born September 25th, 1807 in Morristown.
Died January 18th, 1859 at 51 years old in Morristown.
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