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In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Jane Barnell
American bearded lady (1871–1951).
Born January 3rd, 1871 in Wilmington.
Died October 26th, 1951 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Sigmund Romberg
Hungarian-born american operetta composer.
Born July 29th, 1887 in Nagykanizsa. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1951 at 64 years old in New York City. [ref]
Louis Jouvet
French actor (1887-1951).
Born December 24th, 1887 in Crozon.
Died August 17th, 1951 at 63 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Serge Voronoff
Tissue transplant specialist (1866-1951).
Born July 10th, 1866 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1951 at 85 years old in Lausanne.
Hermann Broch
Austrian writer (1886-1951).
Born November 1st, 1886 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1951 at 64 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
British field marshal 1865–1951 (1865–1951).
Born September 13th, 1865 in Khadki.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 85 years old in Hampton Court Palace.
Tadeusz Borowski
Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Zhytomyr.
Died July 3rd, 1951 at 28 years old in Warsaw (asphyxia). [ref]
Óscar Carmona
11th portuguese president (1926-1951).
Born November 24th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Pixley ka Isaka Seme
South african politician (1881-1951).
Born October 1st, 1881 in Inanda.
Died June 7th, 1951 at 69 years old in Johannesburg.
Takashi Nagai
Japanese physician, writer, diarist, roman catholic convert and servant of god (1908–1951).
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Matsue.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 43 years old in Nagasaki, Nagasaki University Hospital (acute myeloid leukemia).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 401
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