In the year 1951
401 Notable deaths
Edith Hannam
English tennis player (1878-1951).
Born November 28th, 1878 in Bristol.
Died January 16th, 1951 at 72 years old in Kensington.
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.
Hans von Greiffenberg
German general and knight's cross recipients (1893–1951).
Born October 12th, 1893 in Tuchomie. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1951 at 57 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Rafael Altamira y Crevea
Spanish historian and jurist (1866-1951).
Born February 10th, 1866 in Alicante.
Died June 1st, 1951 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
Henrik Visnapuu
Estonian poet (1890–1951).
Born January 2nd, 1890 in Helme.
Died April 3rd, 1951 at 61 years old in Long Island.
Anna Tumarkin
Swiss professor (1875-1951).
Born February 16th, 1875 in Dubroŭna.
Died August 7th, 1951 at 76 years old in Muri bei Bern (elephantiasis).
Vsevolod Vishnevsky
Soviet dramatist and prose writer. (1900–1951).
Born December 21st, 1900 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1951 at 50 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gustav Höhne
German general and knight's cross recipients (1893-1951).
Born February 17th, 1893 in Kruszwica.
Died July 1st, 1951 at 58 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).
Aimé Cotton
French physicist (1869–1951).
Born October 9th, 1869 in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Died April 16th, 1951 at 81 years old in Sèvres.
Walther Hahm
German general and knight's cross recipient (1894-1951).
Born December 21st, 1894 in Sulimierz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died August 11th, 1951 at 56 years old in Heide.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs