In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Simon Kimbangu
Congolese religious leader (1887–1951).
Born September 12th, 1887 in Nkamba.
Died October 12th, 1951 at 64 years old in Lubumbashi.
Anton Philips
Dutch jewish industrialist and art collector (1874–1951).
Born March 14th, 1874 in Zaltbommel.
Died October 7th, 1951 at 77 years old in Eindhoven.
Karl Koller
German wehrmacht general officer in the wehrmacht’s luftwaffe branch.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Glonn.
Died December 22nd, 1951 at 53 years old in Glonn.
Katarzyna Kobro
Polish sculptor (1898-1951).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died February 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in Łódź.
Adam Stefan Sapieha
Catholic cardinal (1867-1951).
Born May 14th, 1867 in Krasiczyn.
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 84 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Erich Neumann
German nazi politician (1892-1951).
Born May 31st, 1892 in Forst (Lausitz).
Died March 23rd, 1951 at 58 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ref]
John Erskine
American educator and novelist (1879–1951).
Born October 5th, 1879 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.
Ali Sami Yen
Turkish footballer-manager (1886-1951).
Born May 20th, 1886 in Istanbul.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 65 years old in Istanbul.
Arthur Vandenberg
American politician (1884–1951).
Born March 22nd, 1884 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 67 years old in Grand Rapids (lung cancer).
Mikhail Borodin
Comintern agent (1884-1951).
Born July 9th, 1884 in Janavičy.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 66 years old in Siberia.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 401
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø