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Dead at age 51
452 Notable deaths
Hermann Höfle
Coordinator of operation reinhard (1911-1962).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Salzburg.
Died August 21st, 1962 at 51 years old in Vienna (hanging). [ref]
Randall Jarrell
Poet, critic, novelist, essayist.
Born May 6th, 1914 in Nashville. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1965 at 51 years old in Chapel Hill (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Susanne Lothar
German actress (1960-2012).
Born November 15th, 1960 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2012 at 51 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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 (airplane crash).
Haim Ginott
Psychologist.
Born August 5th, 1922 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1973 at 51 years old in New York City. [ref]
Erwin Planck
German politician (1893-1945).
Born March 12th, 1893 in Charlottenburg.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 51 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Darrell Sweet
British musician.
Born May 16th, 1947 in Bournemouth.
Died April 30th, 1999 at 51 years old in New Albany (myocardial infarction).
Agner Krarup Erlang
Danish mathematician, statistician and engineer.
Born January 1st, 1878 in Denmark, Lønborg.
Died February 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Copenhagen.
Ananda Samarakoon
Sri lankan musician (1911–1962).
Born January 13th, 1911.
Died April 5th, 1962 at 51 years old
Eleanor H. Porter
American novelist.
Born December 19th, 1868 in Littleton.
Died May 21st, 1920 at 51 years old in Cambridge.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan