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Dead at age 51
660 Notable deaths
Krste Misirkov
Philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer.
Born November 18th, 1874 in Pella.
Died July 26th, 1926 at 51 years old in Sofia. [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 (heart attack, abuse of medicaments).
John Adler
American politician and lawyer (1959–2011).
Born August 23rd, 1959 in Philadelphia.
Died April 4th, 2011 at 51 years old in Philadelphia (endocarditis). [ref]
Pavel Postyshev
Soviet politician (1887-1939).
Born September 18th, 1887 in Ivanovo.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 51 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
James Lawrence Orr
American politician (1822-1873).
Born May 5th, 1822 in Anderson County.
Died May 5th, 1873 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
James Isaac
American film director (1960–2012).
Born June 5th, 1960 in San Francisco.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 51 years old in Sausalito (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Bronisław Piłsudski
Polish cultural anthropologist (1866–1918).
Born November 2nd, 1866 in Zalavas.
Died May 17th, 1918 at 51 years old in Paris (drowning).
Alexander Protopopov
Russian noble (1866-1918).
Born December 16th, 1866 in Ulyanovsk.
Died October 27th, 1918 at 51 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Takeshi Mori
Japanese general (1894–1945).
Born April 25th, 1894 in Kōchi-shi. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1945 at 51 years old in Kōjimachi-ku (wound, homicide by firearm).
Henry Clay Work
American composer and songwriter (1832-1884).
Born October 1st, 1832 in Middletown.
Died June 8th, 1884 at 51 years old
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