In the year 1951

373 Notable deaths

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.

Harold Bauer

Pianist.

Born April 23rd, 1873 in New Malden.

Died March 12th, 1951 at 77 years old in Miami. [ref]

Gibson Gowland

English film actor (1877-1951).

Born January 4th, 1877 in County Durham. [ref]

Died September 9th, 1951 at 74 years old in London. [ref]

Harry Bluett Liversedge

United states marine general (1894–1951).

Born September 21st, 1894 in Amador County.

Died November 25th, 1951 at 57 years old in Bethesda.

Daisy Bates

Irish australian journalist known for her work with aboriginal people (1859–1951).

Born October 16th, 1859 in Roscrea.

Died April 18th, 1951 at 91 years old in Adelaide.

Dennis Joseph Dougherty

Catholic cardinal (1865-1951).

Born August 16th, 1865 in Ashland.

Died May 31st, 1951 at 85 years old in Philadelphia (stroke).

István Friedrich

Prime minister of hungary, factory owner, politician (1883-1951).

Born July 1st, 1883 in Malacky.

Died November 25th, 1951 at 68 years old in Vác.

Karel Teige

Czech photographer, literature reviewer, literary theorist, translator, typographer and science writer (1900–1951).

Born December 13th, 1900 in Prague. [ref]

Died October 1st, 1951 at 50 years old in Prague. [ref]

John Alden Carpenter

American composer (1876-1951).

Born February 28th, 1876 in Park Ridge. [ref]

Died April 26th, 1951 at 75 years old in Chicago. [ref]

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