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In the year 1951
362 Notable deaths
Géza Maróczy
Hungarian chess player.
Born March 3rd, 1870 in Szeged.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Max Kennedy Horton
Royal navy admiral (1883-1951).
Born November 29th, 1883 in Rhosneigr.
Died July 30th, 1951 at 67 years old in London.
Charles Pearce Coleman
Australian american film and television actor (1885-1951).
Born December 22nd, 1885 in Sydney.
Died March 8th, 1951 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Louis Lavelle
French academic.
Born July 15th, 1883 in Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1951 at 68 years old in Parranquet. [ref]
Simon Barere
Russian musician (1896-1951).
Born September 1st, 1896 in Odesa.
Died April 2nd, 1951 at 54 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Marion Aye
American film actress.
Born April 5th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died July 21st, 1951 at 48 years old in Hollywood (intoxication).
Theodor Scherer
German general.
Born September 17th, 1889 in Höchstädt an der Donau.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 61 years old in Ludwigsburg (traffic collision).
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Argentine composer, playwright (1901-1951).
Born March 27th, 1901. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (stroke). [ref]
Fritz Busch
German conductor.
Born March 13th, 1890 in Siegen. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1951 at 61 years old in London. [ref]
Ernest Dunlop Swinton
British army general and author (1868–1951).
Born October 21st, 1868 in Bengaluru.
Died January 15th, 1951 at 82 years old in Oxford.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)