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Dead at age 51
498 Notable deaths
Eleanor Mondale
American actress, infotainer and radio personality (1960-2011).
Born January 19th, 1960 in Minneapolis.
Died September 17th, 2011 at 51 years old in Prior Lake (brain cancer). [ref]
René Goscinny
French comic book artist and author.
Born August 14th, 1926 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1977 at 51 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Silver King
Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1968-2019).
Born January 9th, 1968 in Torreón. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2019 at 51 years old in Camden Town (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lytton Strachey
English writer.
Born March 1st, 1880 in London. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1932 at 51 years old in Berkshire (stomach cancer). [ref]
Walter Reed
American physician and medical researcher (1851–1902).
Born September 13th, 1851 in Belroi.
Died November 22nd, 1902 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C. (appendicitis).
Ron Williamson
American baseball player (1953-2004).
Born February 3rd, 1953 in Ada.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 51 years old in Tulsa (liver cirrhosis).
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Author, a radio show host and producer, and filmmaker.
Born April 29th, 1965 in Chicago.
Died March 13th, 2017 at 51 years old in Chicago (ovarian cancer).
El Lissitzky
Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect (1890–1941).
Born November 23rd, 1890 in Pochinok.
Died December 30th, 1941 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
László Moholy-Nagy
Hungarian artist (1895-1946).
Born July 20th, 1895 in Bácsborsód. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1946 at 51 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Friedrich Jeckeln
German politician (nsdap), mdr, general of the waffen-ss, perpetrator of the holocaust, lgerman ss general, executed for war crimes including mass murder (1895-1946).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Hornberg.
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 51 years old in Riga (hanging to death).
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