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In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Otto Furrer
Swiss alpine and cross-country skier (1903-1951).
Born October 19th, 1903 in Zermatt.
Died July 26th, 1951 at 47 years old in Matterhorn.
Hugo Leichtentritt
German-jewish musicologist and composer.
Born January 1st, 1874 in Poznań.
Died November 13th, 1951 at 77 years old in Cambridge.
Charles Sydney Smith
British water polo player (1876-1951).
Born January 26th, 1876 in Wigan.
Died April 6th, 1951 at 75 years old in Southport.
Pierre Braine
Belgian footballer (1900-1951).
Born October 26th, 1900 in Berchem.
Died November 6th, 1951 at 51 years old in Belgium.
Bertha Wellin
Swedish politician.
Born September 11th, 1870 in Runsten. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1951 at 80 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Johan Stein
Dutch astronomer (1871–1951).
Born February 27th, 1871.
Died December 27th, 1951 at 80 years old in Rome.
Victor Johnson
English racing cyclist (1883-1951).
Born May 10th, 1883 in Aston Manor.
Died June 23rd, 1951 at 68 years old in Sutton Coldfield.
Ignaty Krachkovsky
Russian and soviet arabist (1883–1951).
Born March 16th, 1883 in Vilnius.
Died January 24th, 1951 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Anastasio Vazquez
Zoologist, geologist, explorer, narciso (1865-1951).
Born February 16th, 1865 in Alajuela.
Died January 20th, 1951 at 85 years old in San José.
Piero Puricelli
Italian engineer (1883-1951).
Born April 4th, 1883 in Milan.
Died May 8th, 1951 at 68 years old in Milan.
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