Dead at age 51
470 Notable deaths
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).
Wayne McLaren
Stuntman, model, actor, rodeo performer (1940–1992).
Born September 12th, 1940 in Lake Charles.
Died July 22nd, 1992 at 51 years old in Newport Beach (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.
Alberto Hurtado
Chilean jesuit saint (1901-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1901 in Viña del Mar.
Died August 18th, 1952 at 51 years old in Santiago (pancreatic cancer).
Heywood Broun
American sportswriter (1888-1939).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1939 at 51 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Bob Berg
American musician (1951-2002).
Born April 7th, 1951 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2002 at 51 years old in Amagansett (traffic collision).
Dirk Bach
German actor, comedian, and tv presenter (1961-2012).
Born April 23rd, 1961 in Cologne.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 51 years old in Berlin (heart failure).
James Robert Baker
American author (1946–1997).
Born October 18th, 1946 in Long Beach.
Died November 5th, 1997 at 51 years old in Pacific Palisades (asphyxia).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks