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In the year 1951
373 Notable deaths
Louis Bréhier
French historian.
Born August 5th, 1868 in Brest. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1951 at 83 years old in Reims. [ref]
Maila Talvio
Finnish writer.
Born October 17th, 1871 in Hartola.
Died January 6th, 1951 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
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.
Bertha Wellin
Swedish politician.
Born September 11th, 1870 in Runsten. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1951 at 80 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
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]
Charles Sydney Smith
British water polo player (1876-1951).
Born January 26th, 1876 in Wigan.
Died April 6th, 1951 at 75 years old in Southport.
Victor Johnson
English racing cyclist (1883-1951).
Born May 10th, 1883 in Aston Manor.
Died June 23rd, 1951 at 68 years old in Sutton Coldfield.
Alexander McCulloch
British rower (1887–1951).
Born October 25th, 1887 in Melbourne.
Died September 5th, 1951 at 63 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine