Dead at age 51

514 Notable deaths

Morihiro Higashikuni

Imperial japanese army officer; member of a cadet line of the japanese imperial family.

Born May 6th, 1917 in Tokyo.

Died February 1st, 1969 at 51 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).

Adam Alsing

Swedish television and radio host (1968-2020).

Born October 12th, 1968 in Stockholm. [ref]

Died April 15th, 2020 at 51 years old in Södersjukhuset (COVID-19). [ref]

p’Bitek Okot

Ugandan poet.

Born June 7th, 1931 in Gulu.

Died July 20th, 1982 at 51 years old in Kampala. [ref]

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).

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]

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