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In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Robert Grant Aitken
American astronomer (1864–1951).
Born December 31st, 1864 in Jackson.
Died October 29th, 1951 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Yuriko Miyamoto
Japanese novelist, critic, member of the japanese communist party.
Born February 13th, 1899 in Koishikawa-ku.
Died January 21st, 1951 at 51 years old in Tokyo (sepsis).
Ata al-Ayyubi
Ottoman civil servant (1877-1951).
Born March 25th, 1877 in Damascus.
Died December 21st, 1951 at 74 years old in Damascus.
Grigorios Xenopoulos
Greek writer (1867-1951).
Born December 9th, 1867 in Istanbul.
Died January 14th, 1951 at 83 years old in Athens.
Robert William Seton-Watson
British political activist and historian.
Born August 20th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1951 at 71 years old in Isle of Skye (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
André Gobert
French tennis player (1890-1951).
Born September 30th, 1890 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 6th, 1951 at 61 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1871–1951).
Born October 1st, 1871 in Rome.
Died January 13th, 1951 at 79 years old in Rome (thrombosis).
Olive Tell
American actress (1894-1951).
Born September 27th, 1894 in New York City.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 56 years old in Bellevue Hospital Center (heart failure, skull fracture).
Celadet Bedir Khan
Syrian writer (1893-1951).
Born April 26th, 1893 in Istanbul.
Died July 15th, 1951 at 58 years old in Damascus.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 401
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche