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In the year 1951
373 Notable deaths
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Iranian poet, writer, historian, scholar and politician.
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.
Louis Adamic
Slovene-american author and translator.
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Praproče pri Grosupljem.
Died September 4th, 1951 at 53 years old in Milford. [ref]
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese writer.
Born December 31st, 1903 in Shimonoseki. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1951 at 47 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Soh Jaipil
Noted champion for korea's independence, journalist (1864-1951).
Born January 7th, 1864 in Boseong County. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1951 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Cường Để
Vietnamese revolutionary (1882-1951).
Born January 11th, 1882 in Huế.
Died April 5th, 1951 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
Pedro Salinas
Spanish poet (1891-1951).
Born November 27th, 1891 in Madrid.
Died December 4th, 1951 at 60 years old in Boston.
Peter Cheyney
British writer.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in London. [ref]
James Watson Gerard
American judge and diplomat (1867-1951).
Born August 25th, 1867 in New York. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1951 at 84 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Umberto Cassuto
Italian rabbi and scholar (1883-1951).
Born September 16th, 1883 in Florence.
Died December 18th, 1951 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.
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