In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Henry Taylor
British swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1885-1951).
Born March 17th, 1885 in Oldham. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1951 at 65 years old in Oldham. [ref]
Marie Ault
British actress (1870-1951).
Born September 2nd, 1870 in Wigan. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1951 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer and pianist (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pori.
Died December 16th, 1951 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Dorothea Bate
Welsh palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (1878-1951).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Napier House.
Died January 13th, 1951 at 72 years old in Westcliff-on-Sea (coronary thrombosis).
Paula von Preradović
Austrian writer, poet (1887-1951).
Born October 12th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Henri Rivière
French artist and designer (1864-1951).
Born March 11th, 1864 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 24th, 1951 at 87 years old in Sucy-en-Brie.
Richard Wallace
Film director.
Born August 26th, 1894 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1951 at 57 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Kahn
German composer.
Born July 21st, 1865 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1951 at 85 years old in Biddenden. [ref]
Soh Jaipil
Noted champion for korea's independence, journalist (1864-1951).
Born January 7th, 1864 in Boseong County.
Died January 5th, 1951 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Chen Guofu
Chinese politician (1892-1951).
Born October 5th, 1892 in Wuxing District.
Died August 25th, 1951 at 58 years old in Taipei.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris