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In the year 1951
351 Notable deaths
Margaret Clay Ferguson
American botanist and botanical collector (1863-1951).
Born August 20th, 1863 in Orleans. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1951 at 88 years old in San Diego.
Gustave Sandras
Gymnast (1872-1951).
Born February 24th, 1872 in Croix. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Flers-lez-Lille. [ref]
Charles Buchwald
Danish footballer (1880-1951).
Born October 22nd, 1880 in Sahl.
Died November 19th, 1951 at 71 years old in Hørsholm Municipality.
Celadet Bedir Khan
Syrian writer (1893-1951).
Born April 26th, 1893 in Istanbul.
Died July 15th, 1951 at 58 years old in Damascus.
Bill Mackey
American racing driver.
Born December 15th, 1927 in Dayton.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 23 years old in Winchester.
Louis Bréhier
French historian.
Born August 5th, 1868 in Brest. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1951 at 83 years old in Reims. [ref]
Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic
Czech poet, literature reviewer, art collector, writer and art reviewer.
Born January 24th, 1871 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1951 at 80 years old in Prague. [ref]
Walt Brown
American racing driver (1911-1951).
Born December 30th, 1911 in Springfield.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 39 years old in Williams Grove Speedway.
Ernesto Fígoli
Uruguayan football manager.
Born August 21st, 1888 in Montevideo.
Died July 26th, 1951 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Maxence Van Der Meersch
French writer (1907-1951).
Born May 4th, 1907 in Roubaix. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1951 at 43 years old in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 351
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