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Dead at age 51
500 Notable deaths
Sonja Åkesson
Swedish writer, artist (1926-1977).
Born April 19th, 1926 in Buttle parish.
Died May 5th, 1977 at 51 years old in Halmstad (liver cancer).
Heinz Müller
German road bicycle racer (1924–1975).
Born September 16th, 1924 in Tuningen.
Died September 25th, 1975 at 51 years old in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Karel van de Woestijne
Flemish writer (1878-1929).
Born March 10th, 1878 in Ghent. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1929 at 51 years old in Zwijnaarde.
Gernot Jurtin
Austrian footballer (1955-2006).
Born October 9th, 1955 in Scheifling.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 51 years old in Altenmarkt im Pongau (cancer). [ref]
Heinz Vollmar
German footballer (1936-1987).
Born April 26th, 1936 in Sankt Ingbert.
Died October 12th, 1987 at 51 years old in Sankt Ingbert.
Stanisław Ruziewicz
Polish mathematician (1889–1941).
Born August 29th, 1889 in Kolomyia.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 51 years old in Lviv (massacre of Lviv professors).
Yevgeny Babich
Russian ice hockey player (1921–1972).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died June 11th, 1972 at 51 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).
María Rosa Lida de Malkiel
Argentine philologist (1910–1962).
Born November 7th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 25th, 1962 at 51 years old in Oakland (cancer).
Charles Leaf
British sailor.
Born November 13th, 1895 in Marylebone.
Died February 19th, 1947 at 51 years old
Chu Yung-kwang
South korean footballer (1931-1982).
Born July 15th, 1931 in Pyongyang.
Died September 28th, 1982 at 51 years old in Seoul. [ref]
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