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Dead at age 51
452 Notable deaths
Duane Jones
American actor.
Born April 11th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1988 at 51 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction). [ref]
El Lissitzky
Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect (1890-1941).
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Pochinok. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1941 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Mahendra of Nepal
King of nepal (1920-1972).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kathmandu.
Died January 31st, 1972 at 51 years old in Kathmandu (myocardial infarction).
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]
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]
Friedrich Jeckeln
German 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).
Zhang Zongchang
Chinese warlord (1881-1932).
Born February 13th, 1881 in Laizhou.
Died September 3rd, 1932 at 51 years old in Jinan.
Vivian Stanshall
English musician, artist and author.
Born March 21st, 1943 in Oxford. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1995 at 51 years old in London.
Jo Min-ki
South korean actor.
Born November 5th, 1966 in Taebaek.
Died March 9th, 2018 at 51 years old in Gwangjin District (hanging). [ref]
Fritz Sauckel
German nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1894-1946).
Born October 27th, 1894 in Haßfurt.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 51 years old in Nuremberg, Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging).
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