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In the year 1951
351 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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.
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]
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov
Russian physicist.
Born March 24th, 1891 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1951 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Klymentiy Sheptytsky
Ukrainian catholic monk and political prisoner.
Born November 17th, 1869 in Prylbychi.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 81 years old in Vladimir, Vladimir Central Prison.
Nashimoto Morimasa
Japanese prince.
Born March 9th, 1874 in Kyoto.
Died January 2nd, 1951 at 76 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 351
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