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Dead at age 51
498 Notable deaths
Agner Krarup Erlang
Danish mathematician, statistician and engineer (1878–1929).
Born January 1st, 1878 in Lønborg.
Died February 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Copenhagen.
Frigyes Karinthy
Hungarian writer.
Born June 25th, 1887 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1938 at 51 years old in Siófok (stroke). [ref]
Joseph Bell
British engineer.
Born March 12th, 1861 in Farlam.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 51 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (sinking of the RMS Titanic).
Pauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer.
Born March 10th, 1861 in Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1913 at 51 years old in Vancouver (breast cancer). [ref]
S. S. Van Dine
American art critic and writer (1888–1939).
Born October 15th, 1887 in Charlottesville. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1939 at 51 years old in New York City. [ref]
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
German general.
Born June 22nd, 1893 in Elberfeld.
Died April 29th, 1945 at 51 years old in Halbe.
Valery Asapov
Russian lieutenant general.
Born January 1st, 1966 in Konstantinovka.
Died September 24th, 2017 at 51 years old in Deir ez-Zor.
Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche
Swiss businessman (1868-1920).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Basel.
Died April 18th, 1920 at 51 years old in Basel.
Anton Makarenko
Ukrainian and soviet educator and writer.
Born March 13th, 1888 in Bilopillia. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1939 at 51 years old in Golitsyno (heart failure). [ref]
Rudolf Slánský
Czechoslovak politician (1901-1952).
Born July 31st, 1901 in Nezvěstice. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1952 at 51 years old in Prague (hanging). [ref]
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