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In the year 1951

351 Notable deaths

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]

Frank Weston Benson

Painter (1862-1951).

Born March 24th, 1862 in Salem. [ref]

Died November 15th, 1951 at 89 years old in Salem. [ref]

Constant Lambert

British composer and conductor.

Born August 23rd, 1905 in London. [ref]

Died August 21st, 1951 at 45 years old in London (pneumonia, diabetes). [ref]

Ralph Forbes

English actor (1904-1951).

Born September 30th, 1904 in London.

Died March 31st, 1951 at 46 years old in The Bronx (disease). [ref]

Ali Sami Yen

Turkish footballer-manager (1886-1951).

Born May 20th, 1886 in Istanbul.

Died July 29th, 1951 at 65 years old in Istanbul.

Mikhail Borodin

Comintern agent (1884-1951).

Born July 9th, 1884 in Janavičy.

Died May 29th, 1951 at 66 years old in Siberia.

Pramathesh Barua

Indian actor.

Born October 24th, 1903 in Assam.

Died November 29th, 1951 at 48 years old in Kolkata.

James Norman Hall

American author.

Born April 22nd, 1887 in Colfax.

Died July 6th, 1951 at 64 years old in Tahiti.

Takashi Nagai

Japanese physician, writer, diarist, roman catholic convert and servant of god.

Born February 3rd, 1908 in Matsue.

Died May 1st, 1951 at 43 years old in Nagasaki University Hospital (leukemia).

Harald Bohr

Danish footballer and mathematician (1887-1951).

Born April 22nd, 1887 in Copenhagen.

Died January 22nd, 1951 at 63 years old in Gentofte Municipality.

Deaths 91 to 100 of 351

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