In the year 1951

362 Notable deaths

Paula von Preradović

Austrian writer, poet (1887-1951).

Born October 12th, 1887 in Vienna.

Died May 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Vienna.

Tony Gaudio

Italian american cinematographer (1883-1951).

Born November 20th, 1883 in Cosenza. [ref]

Died August 10th, 1951 at 67 years old in Burlingame. [ref]

Marcel Tournier

French harpist, composer, and pedagogue.

Born June 5th, 1879 in Paris. [ref]

Died May 8th, 1951 at 71 years old in Paris.

Henri Rivière

French artist and designer (1864-1951).

Born May 11th, 1864 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died August 24th, 1951 at 87 years old in Sucy-en-Brie. [ref]

Jean-Jacques Waltz

French cartoonist (1873-1951).

Born February 23rd, 1873 in Colmar. [ref]

Died June 10th, 1951 at 78 years old in Colmar. [ref]

Phil Rosen

Film director, cinematographer (1888-1951).

Born May 8th, 1888 in Malbork. [ref]

Died October 22nd, 1951 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Dorothea Bate

Welsh palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (1878-1951).

Born November 8th, 1878 in Napier House.

Died January 13th, 1951 at 72 years old in Westcliff-on-Sea (coronary thrombosis).

Robert Kahn

German composer.

Born July 21st, 1865 in Mannheim. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1951 at 85 years old in Biddenden. [ref]

Chen Guofu

Chinese politician (1892-1951).

Born October 5th, 1892 in Wuxing District.

Died August 25th, 1951 at 58 years old in Taipei.

Kim Dong-in

Korean writer (1900–1951).

Born October 2nd, 1900 in Pyongyang.

Died January 5th, 1951 at 50 years old in Seoul.

Deaths 191 to 200 of 362

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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner