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Dead at age 51
500 Notable deaths
Albrecht Brandi
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born June 20th, 1914 in Dortmund.
Died January 6th, 1966 at 51 years old in Cologne.
Wilhelm Wassmuss
German diplomat and spy (1880-1931).
Born February 14th, 1880 in Ohlendorf.
Died November 29th, 1931 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Tetsuzan Nagata
Japanese general (1884–1935).
Born January 14th, 1884 in Suwa.
Died August 12th, 1935 at 51 years old in Tokyo (attempted murder).
Philip Francis Nowlan
American science fiction writer who created buck rogers (1888–1940).
Born November 13th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 51 years old in Philadelphia.
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
Turkish politician (1910-1961).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Istanbul.
Died September 16th, 1961 at 51 years old in İmralı (hanging).
Milan Šufflay
Croatian historian, albanologist, and politician (1879-1931).
Born November 9th, 1879 in Lepoglava.
Died February 18th, 1931 at 51 years old in Zagreb.
Andriy Portnov
Ukrainian lawyer and politician (1973–2025).
Born October 27th, 1973 in Luhansk.
Died May 21st, 2025 at 51 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón (gunshot wound). [ref]
Andy Holmes
British rower (1959–2010).
Born October 15th, 1959 in London.
Died October 24th, 2010 at 51 years old in London (infectious disease). [ref]
Pierre Fatou
French mathematician and astronomer.
Born February 28th, 1878 in Lorient. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1929 at 51 years old in Pornichet. [ref]
Prithipal Singh
Field hockey player (1932-1983).
Born January 28th, 1932 in Nankana Sahib.
Died May 20th, 1983 at 51 years old in Ludhiana.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe