Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 51
498 Notable deaths
Pedro Armendáriz
Mexican actor (1912-1963).
Born May 9th, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died June 18th, 1963 at 51 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center (ballistic trauma).
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician.
Born November 19th, 1905 in Shenandoah.
Died November 26th, 1956 at 51 years old in Greenwich (cancer).
Bobby Van
American actor and game show host (1928-1980).
Born December 6th, 1928 in The Bronx.
Died July 31st, 1980 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor).
Leo Gorcey
American actor (1917-1969).
Born June 3rd, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1969 at 51 years old in Oakland (liver disease).
Nick Menza
American drummer (1964–2016).
Born July 23rd, 1964 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 2016 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Angela Carter
English novelist.
Born May 7th, 1940 in Eastbourne. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1992 at 51 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Shireen Abu Akleh
Palestinian-american journalist (1971–2022).
Born April 3rd, 1971 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2022 at 51 years old in Jenin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer (1945–1997).
Born December 12th, 1945 in Chicago.
Died February 23rd, 1997 at 51 years old in Daly City (myocardial infarction).
Gustav Stresemann
German politician, statesman, and nobel peace prize laureate (1878-1929).
Born May 10th, 1878 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Zhang Zongchang
Chinese warlord (1881-1932).
Born February 13th, 1881 in Laizhou.
Died September 3rd, 1932 at 51 years old in Jinan.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 498
Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa