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In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Thomas Blamey
Australian general of the first and second world wars (1884-1951).
Born January 24th, 1884 in Wagga Wagga.
Died May 27th, 1951 at 67 years old in Melbourne.
Hasrat Mohani
Indian independence activist and an urdu language poet.
Born January 1st, 1875 in Mohan.
Died May 13th, 1951 at 76 years old in Lucknow.
Eddie Collins
American baseball player.
Born May 2nd, 1887 in Dutchess County.
Died March 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Boston.
Princess Hélène of Orléans
Princess of france.
Born June 13th, 1871 in London. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Stabiae. [ref]
Fritz Thyssen
German businessman (1873-1951) and politician (nsdap).
Born November 9th, 1873 in Styrum, Gemeinde.
Died February 8th, 1951 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ivanoe Bonomi
Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45.
Born October 18th, 1873 in Mantua.
Died April 20th, 1951 at 77 years old in Rome.
Amélie of Orléans
Queen consort of portugal (1889 - 1908).
Born September 28th, 1865 in Twickenham.
Died October 25th, 1951 at 86 years old in Le Chesnay.
August Horch
German automobile engineer (1868–1951).
Born October 12th, 1868 in Winningen.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 82 years old in Münchberg.
Francisco Boix
Spanish civil war veteran and photographer, survivor of concentration camp mauthausen (1920-1951).
Born August 14th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died July 7th, 1951 at 30 years old in Paris.
Sadegh Hedayat
Iranian writer.
Born February 17th, 1903 in Tehran. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1951 at 48 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)