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Dead at age 51
452 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Arthur P. Jacobs
Press agent (1922-1973).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Los Angeles.
Died June 27th, 1973 at 51 years old in Beverly Hills.
Richard Harding Davis
Journalist, war correspondent, novelist, short story writer.
Born April 18th, 1864 in Philadelphia.
Died April 11th, 1916 at 51 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Lorena Gale
Canadian actress (1958-2009).
Born May 9th, 1958 in Montreal.
Died June 21st, 2009 at 51 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Richard Heidrich
German general.
Born July 27th, 1896 in Lawalde.
Died December 22nd, 1947 at 51 years old in Bergedorf.
Natalya Estemirova
Russian human rights activist (1958-2009).
Born February 28th, 1958 in Kamyshlov.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 51 years old in Gazi-Yurt. [ref]
Buddy Adler
Film producer (1909-1960).
Born June 22nd, 1909 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1960 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
Russian criminologist (1869-1922).
Born July 15th, 1870 in Pushkin. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1922 at 51 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky
Russian economist and politician (1886-1937).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Bolkhov.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 51 years old in Moscow.
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