In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Robert Ritter
German psychologist.
Born May 14th, 1901 in Aachen.
Died April 15th, 1951 at 49 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).
Yoshio Nishina
Japanese physicist (1890–1951).
Born December 6th, 1890 in Satosho.
Died January 10th, 1951 at 60 years old (liver cancer).
Takuma Nishimura
Japanese general.
Born September 1st, 1899 in Fukuoka.
Died June 11th, 1951 at 51 years old in Manus Island (hanging).
Wols
German painter and photographer (1913-1951).
Born May 27th, 1913 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1951 at 38 years old in Paris, Champigny-sur-Marne. [ref]
John Sloan
American painter (1871–1951).
Born August 2nd, 1871 in Lock Haven. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1951 at 80 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Edward Alsworth Ross
American sociologist (1866–1951).
Born December 12th, 1866 in Virden.
Died July 22nd, 1951 at 84 years old in Madison.
Fréhel
French singer and actress (1891-1951).
Born July 13th, 1891 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 59 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Panama Al Brown
Boxer.
Born July 5th, 1902 in Colón City.
Died April 11th, 1951 at 48 years old in Staten Island (tuberculosis).
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese writer (1903–1951).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Shimonoseki.
Died June 29th, 1951 at 47 years old in Tokyo.
Herman Hupfeld
American songwriter (1894–1951).
Born February 1st, 1894 in Montclair.
Died June 8th, 1951 at 57 years old in Montclair.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 401
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci