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Dead at age 51
452 Notable deaths
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Uruguayan musician, songwriter.
Born March 18th, 1897 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1948 at 51 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Sverre Hassel
Norwegian antarctic explorer (1876-1928).
Born July 30th, 1876 in Christiania.
Died June 6th, 1928 at 51 years old in Oslo.
Bill Johnston
American tennis player.
Born November 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 51 years old in San Francisco (tuberculosis).
Farnsworth Wright
American editor.
Born July 29th, 1888 in California, Santa Barbara. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1940 at 51 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Paul Héroult
French inventor.
Born April 10th, 1863 in Thury-Harcourt.
Died May 9th, 1914 at 51 years old in Antibes.
Max Ehrlich
German actor, director, screenwriter.
Born December 7th, 1892 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1944 at 51 years old in Auschwitz. [ref]
Jaap Eden
Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist (1873-1925).
Born October 19th, 1873 in Groningen.
Died February 2nd, 1925 at 51 years old in Haarlem.
Sholem Schwarzbard
Russian-born french yiddish poet of jewish descent and anarchist (1886-1938).
Born August 18th, 1886 in Izmail.
Died March 3rd, 1938 at 51 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).
Poul Kjærholm
Danish designer (1929-1980).
Born January 8th, 1929 in Østervrå.
Died April 18th, 1980 at 51 years old in Hillerød (lung cancer).
Yakov Kreizberg
Russian-american conductor.
Born October 24th, 1959 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2011 at 51 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
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