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In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
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.
Mady Christians
Austrian actress (1896–1951).
Born January 19th, 1900 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1951 at 51 years old in Norwalk (cerebral hemorrhage).
Pramathesh Barua
Indian actor (1903–1951).
Born October 24th, 1903 in Assam.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 48 years old in Kolkata.
Agrippina Vaganova
Russian ballerina and founder of a ballet teaching method (1879-1951).
Born June 26th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 5th, 1951 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Ukrainian writer, playwright, artist, political activist, revolutionary, politician, and statesman (1880-1951).
Born July 26th, 1880 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1951 at 70 years old in Mougins.
Henry De Vere Stacpoole
British writer.
Born April 9th, 1863 in Dún Laoghaire.
Died April 12th, 1951 at 88 years old in Shanklin.
Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria
Austrian archduke (1888-1951).
Born December 18th, 1888 in Pula.
Died March 17th, 1951 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
Lloyd C. Douglas
Novelist.
Born August 27th, 1877 in Whitley County. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1951 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer.
Born May 12th, 1880 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bernhard Weiß
German police chief (1880-1951).
Born July 30th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 70 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson