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Dead at age 51
498 Notable deaths
Oleg Tsokov
Lieutenant general in the russian ground forces.
Born September 23rd, 1971 in Gazalkent.
Died July 11th, 2023 at 51 years old in Berdiansk (missile strike).
Takuma Nishimura
Japanese general.
Born September 1st, 1899 in Fukuoka.
Died June 11th, 1951 at 51 years old in Manus Island (hanging).
Alois Eliáš
Czechoslovak general and politician (1890-1942).
Born September 29th, 1890 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1942 at 51 years old in Kobylisy Shooting Range (gunshot wound). [ref]
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).
Dick van Dijk
Dutch footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 15th, 1946 in Gouda.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 51 years old in Nice (infectious disease).
Krste Misirkov
Philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer.
Born November 18th, 1874 in Pella.
Died July 26th, 1926 at 51 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Alexander Grin
Russian writer.
Born August 23rd, 1880 in Slobodskoy. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1932 at 51 years old in Staryi Krym (cancer). [ref]
Ernst Degner
East german motorcycle racer (1931–1983).
Born September 22nd, 1931 in Gliwice.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 51 years old in Arona (abuse of medicaments, heart attack).
John Adler
American politician and lawyer (1959-2011).
Born August 23rd, 1959 in Philadelphia.
Died April 4th, 2011 at 51 years old in Philadelphia (infectious disease). [ref]
Pavel Postyshev
Soviet politician (1887-1939).
Born September 18th, 1887 in Ivanovo.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 51 years old in Moscow.
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