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In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Amy Carmichael
Missionary in india.
Born December 16th, 1867 in County Down.
Died January 18th, 1951 at 83 years old in Tamil Nadu.
Martha Bernays
Wife of austrian psychoanalyst sigmund freud.
Born July 26th, 1861 in Hamburg.
Died November 2nd, 1951 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
László Almásy
Hungarian desert explorer, aviator (1895-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Bernstein im Burgenland.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Salzburg (dysentery). [ref]
Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist (1868-1951).
Born December 5th, 1868 in Königsberg.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 82 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Oscar Micheaux
American writer and director (1884-1951).
Born January 2nd, 1884 in Metropolis.
Died March 25th, 1951 at 67 years old in Charlotte.
Edward Leedskalnin
American artist of latvian origin (1887–1951).
Born January 12th, 1887 in Stāmeriena Parish.
Died December 7th, 1951 at 64 years old in Miami (kidney failure).
Algernon Blackwood
English short story writer and novelist (1869–1951).
Born March 14th, 1869 in London, Greenwich.
Died December 10th, 1951 at 82 years old in London, Beckenham (cardiovascular disease).
Zaifeng, Prince Chun
Qing dynasty prince (1883-1951).
Born February 12th, 1883 in Beijing.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 67 years old in Beijing.
Fritz Julius Kuhn
American leader of the german american bund (1896–1951).
Born May 15th, 1896 in Munich.
Died December 14th, 1951 at 55 years old in Munich.
Maria Montez
Dominican actress (1912-1951).
Born June 6th, 1912 in Santa Cruz de Barahona. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1951 at 39 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction, drowning). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 401
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