In the year 1951
362 Notable deaths
Anton Durcovici
Catholic bishop (1888-1951).
Born May 17th, 1888 in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
Died December 10th, 1951 at 63 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Robert William Seton-Watson
British political activist and historian.
Born August 20th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1951 at 71 years old in Isle of Skye (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jacques de Baroncelli
French film director.
Born June 25th, 1881 in Bouillargues. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1951 at 69 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Aimé Cotton
French physicist (1869–1951).
Born October 9th, 1869 in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Died April 16th, 1951 at 81 years old in Sèvres.
Vsevolod Vishnevsky
Soviet dramatist and prose writer..
Born December 21st, 1900 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1951 at 50 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John Paine
American sport shooter (1870-1951).
Born April 19th, 1870 in Boston.
Died August 1st, 1951 at 81 years old in Weston.
Konstantin Biebl
Czech poet.
Born February 26th, 1898 in Slavětín. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1951 at 53 years old in Prague (falling). [ref]
Raoul Dautry
French politician, engineer and businessman (1880-1951).
Born September 16th, 1880 in Montluçon. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1951 at 70 years old in Lourmarin.
Lennart von Post
Swedish scientist (1884-1951).
Died January 11th, 1951 at 66 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Harold Kitson
South african tennis player (1874-1951).
Born June 17th, 1874 in Richmond. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1951 at 77 years old in Umkomaas.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 362
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon