In the year 1951
351 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1951 at 60 years old in Boston. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1951 at 68 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth
Scottish diplomat, secretary general of the league of nations (1876-1951).
Born August 17th, 1876 in Fulford.
Died December 15th, 1951 at 75 years old in West Sussex.
Géza Maróczy
Hungarian chess player.
Born March 3rd, 1870 in Szeged.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 81 years old in Budapest.
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King