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In the year 1951
373 Notable deaths
François Walker
French olympic gymnast.
Born June 3rd, 1888 in Lunéville.
Died August 6th, 1951 at 63 years old in Clichy.
Nils Opdahl
Gymnast.
Born November 16th, 1882 in Bergen.
Died December 28th, 1951 at 69 years old in Bergen.
William Seiling
American tug of war competitor.
Born May 28th, 1864 in St. Louis.
Died January 6th, 1951 at 86 years old in St. Louis.
David Torrence
British actor (1864-1951).
Born January 17th, 1864 in Edinburgh.
Died December 26th, 1951 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills.
Richard Sällström
Sailor (1870–1951).
Born December 15th, 1870 in Stockholm.
Died February 19th, 1951 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Daniel Lowey
British tug of war competitor (1878–1951).
Born October 28th, 1878 in Ramsey.
Died April 7th, 1951 at 72 years old in Liverpool.
Claes Wersäll
Gymnast (1888-1951).
Born June 26th, 1888 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1951 at 62 years old in Djursholm.
Christianus Cornelius Uhlenbeck
Dutch linguist (1866–1951).
Born October 18th, 1866 in Voorburg.
Died August 12th, 1951 at 84 years old in Lugano.
Sergei Wojciechowski
Czechoslovak general.
Born October 29th, 1883 in Vitebsk. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1951 at 67 years old in Ozerlag (tuberculosis).
Aleksey Badayev
Soviet politician (1883-1951).
Born November 16th, 1883.
Died November 3rd, 1951 at 67 years old in Moscow.
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