In the year 1951
351 Notable deaths
Jimmy Yancey
African american boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist.
Born February 20th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 1951 at 53 years old in Chicago (stroke, diabetes).
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.
Aggelos Sikelianos
Greek poet and writer.
Born March 15th, 1884 in Lefkada.
Died June 19th, 1951 at 67 years old in Athens. [ref]
John Sloan
American painter (1871–1951).
Born August 2nd, 1871 in Lock Haven. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1951 at 80 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Abraham Cahan
Journalist, novelist, short story writer, memoirist (1860-1951).
Born July 7th, 1860 in Paberžė. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1951 at 91 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center. [ref]
Eugen Meindl
German general.
Born July 16th, 1892 in Donaueschingen.
Died January 24th, 1951 at 58 years old in Munich.
Te Rangi Hīroa
Māori leader, physician, politician and anthropologist (1877–1951).
Born August 15th, 1880 in Urenui. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1951 at 71 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
George Udny Yule
British statistician.
Born February 18th, 1871 in Morham.
Died June 26th, 1951 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Iranian poet and scholar (1886-1951).
Born November 7th, 1886 in Mashhad. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1951 at 64 years old in Tehran (tuberculosis). [ref]
José Enrique Varela
Spanish general (1891-1951).
Born April 17th, 1891 in San Fernando.
Died March 24th, 1951 at 59 years old in Tangier.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 351
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved