Dead at age 51
660 Notable deaths
Mansoor Hekmat
Iranian politician (1951-2002).
Born June 4th, 1951 in Tehran.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 51 years old in London (cancer).
Senkichi Awaya
Japanese judoka (1893–1945).
Born November 7th, 1893 in Sendai.
Died August 6th, 1945 at 51 years old in Hiroshima.
Fernando Caldeiro
Argentine-american astronaut (1958–2009).
Born June 12th, 1958 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 51 years old in League City (brain cancer). [ref]
Bill Johnston
American tennis player (1894–1946).
Born November 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 1st, 1946 at 51 years old in San Francisco (tuberculosis).
Louis Krages
German racing driver (1949–2001).
Born August 12th, 1949 in Bremen.
Died January 11th, 2001 at 51 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound).
Jole Santelli
Italian politician (1968–2020).
Born December 28th, 1968 in Cosenza.
Died October 15th, 2020 at 51 years old in Cosenza (internal bleeding). [ref]
Farnsworth Wright
American editor (1888–1940).
Born July 29th, 1888 in California, Santa Barbara. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1940 at 51 years old in New York City, Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Hermann Becker-Freyseng
German physician; consultant for aviation medicine with the luftwaffe during the nazi era; one of those convicted at the doctors' trial (1910-1961).
Born June 18th, 1910 in Ludwigshafen.
Died August 27th, 1961 at 51 years old in Heidelberg (multiple sclerosis).
Duke Elimar of Oldenburg
German duke (1844–1895).
Born January 23rd, 1844 in Oldenburg.
Died October 17th, 1895 at 51 years old in Erlau.
Émilie Gamelin
French canadian social worker and catholic sister.
Born February 19th, 1800 in Montreal.
Died September 23rd, 1851 at 51 years old in Montreal (cholera).
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami