In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Abraham Cahan
Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951).
Born July 7th, 1860 in Paberžė. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1951 at 91 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center. [ref]
Archibald Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel
British diplomat (1882-1951).
Born March 17th, 1882 in Australia.
Died July 5th, 1951 at 69 years old in Greenock.
Max Kennedy Horton
Royal navy admiral (1883-1951).
Born November 29th, 1883 in Rhosneigr.
Died July 30th, 1951 at 67 years old in London.
Jimmy Yancey
African american boogie-woogie pianist, composer and lyricist (1898-1951).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 1951 at 53 years old in Chicago (diabetes, stroke).
Robert Broom
South african doctor and paleontologist (1866–1951).
Born November 30th, 1866 in Paisley.
Died April 6th, 1951 at 84 years old in Pretoria.
Kenneth S. Wherry
American politician (1892–1951).
Born February 28th, 1892 in Liberty.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Udny Yule
British statistician (1871–1951).
Born February 18th, 1871 in Morham.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Richard Hildebrandt
Ss general (1897-1952).
Born March 13th, 1897 in Worms. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1951 at 53 years old in Bydgoszcz (hanging to death).
Eugen Meindl
German general.
Born July 16th, 1892 in Donaueschingen.
Died January 24th, 1951 at 58 years old in Munich.
Edith New
British suffraget.
Born March 17th, 1877 in Swindon. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1951 at 73 years old in Liskeard.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 401
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving